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Presentation of the Municipal Waste Report. Edition 2024

Municipal waste: production increased by 0.7% in 2023, separate collection at 66.6%

In the economic scenario of last year, with the Gross Domestic Product increasing by 0.7%, the national production of urban waste, after the decline of the previous two years, stood at almost 29.3 million tonnes with an increase of 0. 7%.
This is what emerges from the latest edition of the ISPRA Urban Waste Report, presented today in the presence of the Deputy Minister for the Environment and Energy Security Vannia Gava.
As regards separate waste collection, an overall national value of 66.6% was recorded, with percentages of 73.4% in the North, 62.3% in the Center and 58.9% in the South. Overall, almost 71% of Italian municipalities have achieved a percentage of separate waste collection greater than 65%.

As regards treatment and management, the recycling percentage of urban waste stands at 50.8%, up compared to the previous year (49.2%), above the 50% objective set by the legislation for 2020 (by 2030 the objective is much more ambitious and equal to 65%).
The overall municipal waste disposed of in landfill represents 15.8% of the municipal waste produced, standing at 4.6 million tonnes, down compared to the 5.2 million tonnes in 2022.

Report Municipal Waste report 2024

Report Municipal Waste report 2024. Synthesis

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All thje data are published on the site Waste National Cadastre: http://www.catasto-rifiuti.isprambiente.it/

Waste management and energy transition: challenges and opportunities in the new circular economy scenario

The event intends to deepen the debate on the challenges and opportunities related to waste management and the circular economy, analyzing how current needs and practices are rapidly evolving, paving the way for new business models. Furthermore, to identify best practices and winning strategies to address the challenges of the sector and understand how emerging technologies, together with innovative business models, can help transform the way we think about and manage waste.

XI Edition of the Study Days “Research and Application of Ecotoxicological Methodologies”

As usual, every 2 years starting from 2006, ISPRA promotes the Study Days "Research and application of ecotoxicological methodologies" with the collaboration and support of other public and private institutions. These days represent a meeting moment for the Italian scientific community, control bodies, private individuals and all those interested in ecotoxicological issues and their practical applications and regulatory evolution.

Presentation of the Report "L'Italia che ricicla"

This year "L'Italia che Ricicla" takes place in a context of intense regulatory ferment, both at community level, with the revision of the Framework Directive on waste, and at national level, where a revision of the Legislative Decree is expected. n. 152/2006. This represents a great opportunity to shift the focus of the sector from "waste management" to "product production", creating the conditions for creating markets for secondary raw materials that express value and that allow the principles of the circular economy to be implemented all over the world within an economic system that is aligned with the environmental benefits deriving from the re-introduction into production circuits of products derived from waste.

Ecomondo 2024

Ecomondo, the leading annual fair in the green and circular economy sectors, is the meeting and dialogue point between industries, stakeholders, policy makers, opinion leaders, local authorities, the world of research and institutions

It is the reference international event in Europe and the Mediterranean basin for technologies, services and industrial solutions in the green and circular economy sectors.

Research and innovation hub offers information, sharing and co-planning on the policies of the European Green Deal thanks to the creation of public-private partnerships used in national, European and international planning.

Environmental crimes

The topic of "environmental crimes" will be addressed during a conference organized by the University of Naples "Parthenope" in collaboration with the Regional Environmental Protection Agency of Campania (Arpac) and the Italian Biologists Foundation (Fib).
The event will provide the opportunity to delve into current issues such as the fight against eco-crimes, the "weight" of environmental violations (ecomafias), the management of landfills and reclamation, the relationships between organized crime and businesses, the eco-crime of the Sarno river and other topics.

ISPRA in RemTech Expo 2024

From 18 to 20 September the XVIII Edition of RemTech Expo will be held in Ferrara, the Environmental Technological Hub specialized in the themes of restoration, regeneration and sustainable development of territories. This year too ISPRA will participate in numerous meetings.
There are ten segments that make up the event: REMTECH and REMTECH EUROPE remediation of contaminated sites, COAST coastal protection, ports, sustainability, ESONDA hydrogeological instability, floods, landslides, CLIMETECH climate change, mitigation, adaptation, GEOSISM seismic risk, prevention, reconstruction , INERTIA sustainable works materials, circular economy, RIGENERACITY urban regeneration, CHEMTECH innovative and sustainable chemical industry and FIRE prevention-innovation-research, fire prevention and safety of the Italian Cultural Heritage - and a special HUTTE segment dedicated to the themes of sustainability and integral well-being.

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Waste from Economic Activities: in 2022 production fell by 2.1%

The new edition of the ISPRA Report is online

In 2022, the conflict in Ukraine and the energy crisis negatively affected the Italian economy, causing a reduction in the production of waste from economic activities compared to 2021. Industrial, commercial, artisan, service, waste treatment and environmental remediation activities they generated a total of 161.4 million tonnes of waste from economic activities, recording a decrease of 2.1%, equivalent to over 3.4 million tonnes less compared to the previous year.

From the data collected in the latest Special Waste Report, now in its twenty-third edition, it is noted that once again it is the construction and demolition sector - with almost 80.8 million tonnes - that with the greatest total production of special waste, competing for 50% of the overall production.

Non-hazardous waste, which represents 93.8% of the total waste produced, fell by 2.7 million tonnes (-1.8%) and hazardous waste followed the same trend, decreasing by almost 680 thousand tonnes (-6, 4%). The overall figure sees non-hazardous special waste amounting to 151.4 million tonnes and dangerous waste to almost 10 million tonnes.

It is the manufacturing sector that has the greatest impact on the production of hazardous waste with 37.3%, corresponding to 3.7 million tonnes.

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Report on Waste from Economic Activities - 2024

Report on Waste from Economic Activities - 2024. Synthesis data

Online on 18th July the Report on Waste from Economic Activities - Edition 2024

The Report on Waste from Economic Activities, now in its twenty-third edition, is the result of a complex activity of collection, analysis and processing of data by the National Centre for Waste and Circular Economy of ISPRA, with the contribution of regional and provincial Environmental Protection Agencies. The Report implements a specific task required by article 189, of legislative decree. n. 152 of 3th April 2006

Presentation of the 2024 Ecomafia Report

Thirty years after the first Ecomafia Report, on 11 July the version updated to 2024 of the Legambiente Report will be presented, which recounts the numbers of environmental crime in Italy.
The volume presents the data collected by law enforcement agencies and port authorities on ecoregions in Italy in the last year. From the illegal cement cycle to the waste cycle (this year with a focus on e-waste, waste from electrical and electronic equipment). From crimes against animals, such as international trafficking of protected species, to crimes that damage archaeological finds, up to the illegal trade of refrigerant gases.

National Conference EcoForum - XI edition

Legambiente, Nuova Ecologia and Kyoto Club, in collaboration with Conai and CONOU, with the patronage of MASE and the Lazio Region, organize the eleventh edition of EcoForum, the national conference on the circular economy. At the end of the two days of work, the thirty-first edition of Comuni Ricicloni takes place, the awards ceremony for the Free Waste Municipalities.

In a world of plastic let's make the difference

General Assembly 2024 Confindustria Cisambiente

The conference "In a world of plastic let's make the difference" will be held on 26 June in the Pininfarina hall of Confindustria. The ISPRA DG Maria Siclari, will participate in the event.

Green Book 2024 presentation

The Green Book is the reference monograph for the urban waste sector in Italy. The 2024 edition offers an overview of the regulatory and tariff aspects, up to the needs of the sector, and includes an updated examination of the tender documentation. A specific focus is dedicated to the topic of critical raw materials and actions to encourage the circularity of resources.

On-line the new environmental indicators data base ISPRA

An effective tool to understand the state of the environment in Italy
Developed with a view to improvement, to face increasingly pressing environmental challenges and to satisfy new knowledge needs, including future scenarios, the ISPRA environmental indicators database disseminates detailed statistical information in a dynamic and timely manner characterized by a high scientific solidity.

The new challenges of Municipalities for the circular economy: The XIII 2023 ANCI-CONAI database report on separate waste collection and recycling

The event aims to present the data of the XIII ANCI-CONAI 2023 Report, relating to the 2022 year, on the topics of separate collection and recycling of packaging waste, on which ANCI and CONAI are engaged. During the meeting, the results of the assistance and support activities for the Municipalities will also be highlighted, with respect to the drafting of the development projects for separate waste collection.

Presentation of the "Environment Report SNPA" - edition 2023

The Report, now in its fourth edition, offers a detailed overview of the state of our environment based on objective, reliable and comparable information, with 21 environmental indicators that allow us to evaluate the achievement of the numerous set objectives and to effectively address future environmental challenges . The second part of the document highlights the commitment and work of ISPRA and the ARPA/APPA, through a focus on best practices for the fight against climate change, to support the circular economy, to contribute to the process of sustainable finance, to protect our health and our planet and to raise awareness and inform the community.

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Spot Environment Report  SNPA

Environment Report SNPA - Edition 2023

By-products: problems and opportunities

The conference aims to analyze, also considering the latest news, the legislation - European, national and regional - and jurisprudence regarding by-products. The circular economy promotes, among other things, the reduction of waste and therefore also the valorisation of by-products. It should take place in environmentally safe conditions so as not to disqualify the use of by-products and also not to become an instrumental shortcut to cut waste management costs and to generate unfair competition with industrial waste recycling activities.

Municipal waste in Italy: production, collection, management and energy recovery. Presentation of the ISPRA and Utilitalia 2023 reports

Municipal waste, production down by 1.8% compared to 2021. National separate collection exceeds 65%.
49.2% of urban waste is recycled but the difference compared to collection is still large.

In 2022, the national production of urban waste - just over 29.1 million tonnes - is not aligned with the trend of the main socio-economic indicators: in the face of increases in GDP and household expenditure (respectively, by 3.7% and 6.1%), municipal waste decreases in all geographical macro-areas. In the 14 municipalities with a resident population above 200 thousand inhabitants, between 2021 and 2022 there was a slight increase of 0.4%.

This data emerges from the ISPRA Urban Waste Report, presented on 21 December together with the Report on Energy Recovery from Waste in Italy, prepared by UTILITALIA in collaboration with Ispra, which contains information on anaerobic digestion and incineration plants with energy recovery of waste in Italy.

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Municipal Waste Report - edition 2023

Municipal Waste Report - edition 2023. Summary data

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The new frontiers of recycling in Italy

National Recycling Industry Conference

The conference dedicated to "The new frontiers of recycling in Italy" is promoted by the Foundation for Sustainable Development in collaboration with Conai and Pianeta2030, the monthly magazine of Corriere della Sera, with the patronage of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security, of 'ISPRA and the National System for Environmental Protection.

On the occasion of the Conference, the 2023 edition of the "Recycling in Italy" Report, created by the Foundation in collaboration with the industrial sectors involved, and the European Environment Agency Report dedicated to the analysis of the secondary raw materials market will be presented. in Europe.

ISPRA hearing at the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into illicit activities connected to the waste cycle and other environmental and agri-food illegal issues

The President Stefano Laporta, the Responsible of the National Center for Waste and the Circular Economy and the Resonsible of the Service for risks and environmental sustainability of technologies, chemical substances, production cycles and water services and for inspection activities presented today at the Commission the ISPRA activities relating to the monitoring and reporting of waste recycling and recovery objectives, the collection of data on the production and management of urban and special waste and the support to MASE for the implementation of the legislation, in particular those on the cessation of waste qualification and on packaging.

ISPRA partecipation at ECOMONDO 2023

Ecomondo is the meeting and dialogue point between industries, stakeholders, policy makers, opinion leaders, local authorities and brings together the key elements that define the development strategies of the European Union's environmental policy.

It is the international reference event in Europe and the Mediterranean basin for technologies, services and industrial solutions in the green and circular economy sectors.

ISPRA program for today:

• How to preserve natural capital by recognizing its economic value
• Biowaste: XXV Conference on Composting and Anaerobic Digestion. Plenary Session
• Il PNRR e l'economia circolare
• Raccogliere la sfida dell’economia circolare. Europa ed Italia di fronte agli obiettivi del 2035
• Approvvigionamento sostenibile e sicuro di materie prime critiche – Iniziative europee e nazionali
• The States General for Soil Health – 2nd edition. Sustainable carbon cycles – Healthy soils for a climateneutral economy. National session

Let's circulate. Your actions matter

October 24th is the key stage of the Let's Circular campaign created by ISPRA in collaboration and with the financing of MIMIT - Ministry of Business and Made in Italy.
The event, organized at ISPRA to underline the openness of our Institute to the various stakeholders, was born with a very specific objective: to take stock of the most important stages of the Let's Circular campaign, which began in 2021.
Let's Circulate has two key themes on which ISPRA has made the expertise of its experts available: separate waste collection and food waste.

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Let's circulate

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Presentation of the Report UNIRIMA 2023

The Unirima report, now in its sixth edition, aims to offer an overview of the sector of collection, recovery, recycling and trade of waste paper, with data, insights into the economic aspects and a picture of the international scenarios updated until September 2023, of a historic sector of the Italian green industry, which contributes substantially to the achievement of our country's recycling objectives.

RemTech Expo 2023

From 20 to 22 September in Ferrara the XVII Edition of RemTech Expo will be held, the Environmental Technological Hub specialized in the themes of recovery, regeneration and sustainable development of territories. Also this year ISPRA will participate in numerous meetings.

Waste from economic activities: comparison on ISPRA data

The increase of waste from economic activities and their management will be discussed on the new episode of Sostenibilitalia, next 28 July live from 11:00 on Ricicla TV. A comparison of the data from the latest report on  waste from economic activities by ISPRA together with the Director of the Institute's Environmental Sustainability Department.

Significant increase of waste from economic activities after the pandemic: +12.2%

ISPRA publishes the Special Waste from economic activities 2023 Edition

After the stop of economic activities due to the pandemic crisis, in 2021 there was significant growth in the production of waste from economic activities, which reached 165 million tonnes. The 12.2% increase corresponds to about 18 million tons. The recovery in the industrial, craft and service sectors marks an increase in waste generated by production activities.

Almost half (47.7%) comes from construction and demolition activities (78.7 million tons), a sector which is confirmed as the main one in the total production of waste from economic activities. The percentage of recycling (80.1%) is significant for this type of waste, largely exceeding the target of 70% set by the legislation for 2020.

Get your cameras ready! EEA launches ZeroWaste PIX photo competition 2023

ZeroWaste PIX photo competition 2023, launched by the European Environment Agency invites to reflect on the state of modern lifestyles and aims at raising awareness and inspire change, conveyed through photographs, whether it is an image of factories, landfills or a community garden that bring people together around a shared sense of purpose.

Presentation of the 2023 Ecomafia Report

The stories and numbers of environmental crime in Italy

The Ecomafia Report 2023 will be presented on Tuesday 11 July at 9.30 in the Sala della Regina, Chamber of Deputies. The stories and numbers of environmental crime in Italy.

The ISPRA DG Maria Siclari is participating in the conference.

Italy Mission 2021-2026 - PNRR of Municipalities and Cities

“Italy boasts one of the highest circularity rates in Europe: 18.4% of materials return to the production system, as secondary raw material - said ISPRA President Stefano Laporta - to do even more, we have to improve the quality of differentiated waste collection also through a location of the collection centers that makes them more easily usable by citizens".
"With its data, ISPRA is at the forefront to support MASE and the Municipalities in implementing the interventions of the PNRR on the circular economy" recalled President Laporta who spoke today at the Congress Center - La Nuvola at the event organized by Anci " Italy Mission 2021-2026 - PNRR of Municipalities and Cities"

National conference EcoForum - X edition

Legambiente, Nuova Ecologia and Kyoto Club, in collaboration with Conai and Conou, with the patronage of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security, will organize the X edition of EcoForum, the national conference on the circular economy.
The two-day EcoForum is divided into five sessions: Circular economy, European policies and national challenges; The national waste management plan and PNRR; The plant network to challenge the European objectives; The circular economy supply chains; GPP in Italy: the picture of the green procurement observatory.