Tools to Accelerate the Development of the Circular Economy in the Construction and Infrastructure Sector

The construction and infrastructure sector accounts for the largest share of waste generated in Europe and Italy, nearly 50% of the total produced each year. This waste is mostly non-hazardous and, thanks to investments in research and development by companies in the sector, it is recycled into products that meet the technical and environmental standards set by Europe and Italy.
However, this significant supply of ecological materials, which serve as alternatives to those derived from extractive activities, does not always find sufficient demand in the market from public or private contracting authorities. This results in serious storage issues for recovered aggregates, with the consequent risk of market disruption, including limitations in waste acceptance at treatment facilities due to the exhaustion of available space.
This conference brings together key stakeholders in the sector—waste producers, recyclers, public and private contracting authorities, product and process certification bodies, and the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, Directorate-General for Product and Consumption Sustainability.

Session Chair

Paolo Barberi, ANPAR (National Association of Recycled Aggregates Producers)

Program

Introduction
Stefano Maglia, TuttoAmbiente e Ekofuture
Giorgio Bressi, ANPAR
Fabio Marlia, Liugong italia
Giorgio Manara, MA-ESTRO

Roundtable
Paolo Grigioni, Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (TBC)
Andrea Lanz, ISPRA (TBC)
Valentina Mingo, ANCE (TBC)
Nicola D’Alessandro, RFI (TBC)
Renzo Maggiolo, UNIRIGOM  
Carlo Colombino, ANPAR
Fulvio Soccodato, ANAS (TBC)
Massimiliano Pescosolido, ATECAP
Guido Castelli, Government Special Commissioner for Recovery and Reconstruction following the 2016 Earthquake (TBC)

Closure
Carlo Colombino, ANPAR