SUM 2026 - 8th Symposium on Circular Economy & Urban Mining

Topics

• Concepts in saving, recovery and recycling of material resources
• Prevention, minimisation and preparing for reuse
• Sources and characterisation of valuable materials
• Appropriate technology for materials recovery and valorisation
• Specific material flows in circular economy
• Enhanced landfill mining
• Quality control along recycling chain
• Closing material loops in circular economy
• Economic and financial aspects
• Policies and legal aspects
• Tools and instruments for projects evaluation
• Education, communication social and psychologic aspects
• Digital solutions for circular economy
• Waste architecture and urban space
• Blue technologies for sustainable circular economy
• Urban mining and circular economy concepts in emerging and developing countries
• Companies Forum