Technical Seminar: Waste Management and 2026 Regulatory Updates

The Ecomondo Technical-Scientific Committee, along with the journal "Rifiuti-Bollettino di informazione normativa" and ReteAmbiente, present their customary overview of the most significant legislative and regulatory updates added to the complex operational landscape during 2026. This edition also includes in-depth analysis of long-standing issues that have reached a high level of application complexity over the years.

Session Chair

Paola Ficco, Lawyer – Environmental Jurist - Director of the journal "Rifiuti – Bollettino di informazione normativa"

Program

14.00 Registration of participants and Commencement of work 

14.30 The strategic potential of waste as an “urban mine” of critical raw materials
Lucia Leonessi, General Director Confindustria Cisambiente

14.50 New developments in corporate criminal liability for waste-related crimes
Pasquale Fimiani, Advocate General at the Supreme Court of Cassation
     
15.10 Organization of controls and the enforcement chain against environmental crime 
Simona Grasso, Captain CC – Commander, NIPAAF Rieti             

15.30 The AIA in the logic of PAUR: decision-making process and practical
Ferdinando Leone, Head of the Regional Environment Directorate, Energy Transition and Waste Management, Lazio Region

15.50 Greenwashing in waste generation and management: risks, signs, and verification tools
Paola Ficco, Environmental Lawyer – Editor inC hief of "Waste - Regulatory Information Bulletin"

16.10 EER code changes from December 9, 2026. New lights and new shadows
Claudio Rispoli, Chemist, ADR Expert 

16.30 New perspectives on waste, new value: the role of certifications in change
Claudia Gistri, Technical Director Certiquality

16.50 PFAS and waste: the classification
Loredana Musmeci, Chemist – Past Head of Environment and Primary Prevention Dept., ISS             

17.10 Rentri and sanctions: what discipline?
Italia Pepe, General Director of the Office for the Metropolitan City of Milan              

17.30 Update on the Rentri's operations
Daniele Bagon, Secretary of the Liguria Section, National Registry of Environmental Managers             

17.50 Rentri: An initial assessment following the introduction of XFir
Daniele Gizzi, President of the National Registry of Environmental Managers

MANDATORY REGISTRATION REQUIRED