20 years highlighting Research & Innovation in Waste and Biomass Valorisation towards a Sustainable Transition
Prof Ange Nzihou, WasteEng Conference Series Founder and Chair
Prof Maria C. Veiga and Prof Christian Kennes, WasteEng2026 Conference co-Chairs
Look for future announcements and be sure to submit your abstract(s) to WasteEng2026 by October 21, 2025 at the latest!
Keydates
Abstracts submission extended deadline: October 21, 2025
Authors notification: January 26, 2026
Submit your abstract(s)
Abstracts submission opening: July 1st, 2025
Please carefully follow instructions
Topic list
Browse the topic list
And select the topics for your submissions
Registration
See the registration fees
Early-bird registration: March 3, 2026
PLENARY SPEAKERS
Prof Solange I. Mussatto
CO2-based pretreatment as a gateway to greener biorefineries
Prof Solange I. Mussatto
Technical University of Denmark Denmark
Prof Clara Santato
Sustainable organic electronics and their powering elements
Prof Clara Santato
Polytechnique Montreal Canada
Prof Johannes Lehmann
Biochar in the circular economy: a system approach to climate change mitigation and sustainable development
Prof Johannes Lehmann
Cornell University USA
Prof Donald L. Smith
Microbial associations to elevate plant biomass production and their utilization for sustainable energy and climate change mitigation
Prof Donald L. Smith
McGill University Canada
Prof Sabu Thomas
New opportunities in sustainable and green bio-nano materials and their polymer bio-nanocomposites. A circular economy approach
Prof Sabu Thomas
Mahatma Gandhi University India
SPECIAL WORKSHOP
Springer Nature Author Workshop on Writing of Journal Papers
Speaker: Fritz Schmuhl (Springer Nature) Executive Publisher, Environmental & Earth Sciences, Springer Nature
WasteEng2026 organisation
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CONFERENCE VENUE
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