DEPARTEMENT OF WASTE MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY
The mission of Waste Management and Circular Economy Departement the is to promote innovative and sustainable technologies and strategies for appropriate waste management. Through its work, the Department has been involved in developing the National Strategy and the Waste Management Plan, as well as developing other strategic documents for the Ministry of Environment. Within the Department, studies are being carried out for local and regional public authorities concerning waste management, environmental impact assessment, and development of technologies for the recovery of useful materials from hazardous and non-hazardous waste, studies for economic operators concerning waste, leachate and soil, risk and impact assessment of waste.
Area Of Competence
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Integrated waste management (municipal and assimilable waste, specific waste streams, hazardous/non-hazardous industrial waste, etc) in the context of the circular economy
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Management and remediation of contaminated sites
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Analysis of municipal waste composition
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Physico-chemical characterization of waste
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Determination of the hazardousness of waste
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Technologies for recovery and recycling of useful compounds from waste
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Energy recovery from waste
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Technologies for the stabilization of hazardous waste
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Technologies for the neutralization of hazardous waste
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Environmental impact assessment of waste
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Risk analysis
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Landfill monitoring
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Environmental impact assessment of waste disposal
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Waste prevention and minimization
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Waste management statistics
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Chemicals management
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Expert advice for hazardous and non-hazardous waste management
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Waste audit
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Waste management training.
Activities
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Development of waste management methods and techniques (collection, treatment, recovery, recycling, disposal, incineration);
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Development of methodologies for determining the composition of municipal waste;
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Development of national and European strategic documents on waste management;
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Development of technologies for recovery and valorization of useful compounds from waste;
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Physico-chemical characterization of waste;
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Determination of the hazardousness of waste;
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Establishment of regulations and standards for waste analysis;
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Development of techniques for cleaning up contaminated sites;
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Development of technologies for treatment and recovery of sewage sludge;
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Assessment of the environmental impact of landfilling;
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Environmental monitoring of landfills.
Meet the Team
TBA
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Head of Department