Promoting bodies

Biorefine Cluster Europe

Initiated in 2014, the Biorefine Cluster Europe interconnects European research projects and people within the domain of biobased resource recovery, striving to contribute to a more sustainable resource management in the framework of circular economy systems. The competence focus lies within the biorefinery sector: the refinement of chemicals, materials, energy and products from bio-based waste streams.
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CEWMS - Circular Economy, Waste, Materials and Sustainability

The CEWMS Study Center – Circular Economy, Waste, Materials and Sustainability is a interdepartmental center of the University of Padova (IT) that involves more than 67 professors and researchers, belonging to different departments of the University (Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Technique and Management of Industrial Systems, Biology, Chemical Sciences, Public, International and Community Law, Economic and Business Sciences, Psychology of Development and Socialization, Geosciences, Territory and Agro-forestry Systems). The study center contributes to develop interdisciplinary research and create new synergies, becoming a reference point for the implementation of circular economy practices.
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EPHA - European Public Health Alliance

The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) is an international not-for-profit association established in Belgium in 1993. Our mission is to advocate for the protection and improvement of public health in Europe, both via health policies and across all other relevant policy areas that have an impact on health. EPHA serves as a change agent by facilitating the participation of our diverse member organisations, that include civil society organisations, groups of health professionals and public health actors. EPHA collates these perspectives from the many sectors its members represent and contributes them to European policy dialogues. Since its foundation, EPHA has grown into the EU’s largest civil society platform of organisations working together to protect and improve public health in Europe.
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FEAD - European Waste Management Association

FEAD is the European Waste Management Association that represents the private waste management and resource industry across Europe. Their members are national waste management associations covering 19 countries in Europe, including Norway and the UK. They represent about 3,000 companies with activities in all forms of waste management. FEAD's objective is to advocate for a better regulatory framework for the waste management sector, to achieve the best economic and environmental outcomes, and to strengthen the circular economy in Europe.
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GITISA - Italian Group of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering

The Italian Group of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering (GITISA) is the Association of professors in the scientific disciplinary sector of Sanitary-Environmental Engineering from over 25 Italian universities. The aim of the association is to promote and coordinate both teaching and research activities. To this end, it carries out its activity through working groups, assemblies and meetings, collaborating in the organization of conferences, symposiums, summer schools, also jointly with other associations and scientific bodies, both national and international.
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GWCN - Global Waste Cleaning Network

Global Waste Cleaning Network (GWCN) is a UK-based non-profit network comprised of NGOs, educational and research institutions, and private and public sector companies, that are active and interested in environmental issues related to the management and reduction of waste, whether solid, liquid or gaseous. It is currently the world's largest environmental and energy network with over 2,100 member organisations in 187 countries, and an advocate organisation for decarbonization, environmental sustainability and energy transition. GWCN showcases and connects its network members, supports their environmental activities, contributes to environmental events and discussions, and fosters environmental research.
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JSMCWM - Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management

The Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management (JSMCWM) was originally established as The Japan Society of Waste Management in March 1990. This society has pursued various research activities around proper management of waste and promotion of recycling to respond to the demands of the time in anticipation of resource circulation. These activities have resulted in expansion of the legal system regarding waste management so that construction of sound material-cycle society has become major challenge for Japan and subject for JSMCWM. The main mission of the Society is to contribute to better solutions to solid waste management that faces always-new issues and problems, through providing its members with opportunities for exchanging findings, experience and expertise. JSMCWM has currently over 4,000 members that comprise of individual members, corporate members, local governments/municipalities and non-profit organizations. JSMCWM is internationally open and extends invitation to experts world-wide to join the Society.
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UNIRIMA - Italian National Union of Recovery and Recycling Paper Companies

UNIRIMA, National Union of Recovery and Recycling Paper Companies, is an autonomous Association that represents and protects the Italian companies active in the collection, recovery, recycling and commercialization of paper. The waste sorting of paper and cardboard, both from the municipalities (municipal waste) and commercial, artisanal, industrial and tertiary (special waste) activities, is conferred to the recovery/recyclying plants that are members of UNIRIMA. The paper output of those plants, called Raw Material-End of Waste, is sent to the paper mills. The entire sector counts over 700 plants with a production of about 6,6 million tons of recycled paper. UNIRIMA is the main and largest Italian federation in this industrial sector and, therefore, is a reference point for this historic segment of the Italian "green" industry that since its origin has represented a perfect example of circular economy, reusing leftovers and recycled waste for the production of new paper.
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WasteCulture

WasteCulture is a global network and knowledge hub for sharing solutions, experiences, and innovative ideas in the complex world of waste management. WasteCulture is operated by WtERT Germany GmbH. We are part of the Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology family, an international, high-level technical group that facilitates dialogue among a diverse range of stakeholders.
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