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Italy National Replication Workshop

23 February 2024


Via IV Novembre, 91, Council Chamber of the Municipality of Ciampino (Italy)

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ANCI Lazio, in collaboration with the Municipality of Ciampino and the HOOP Project, is organising the Italian National Replication Workshop, that will be focused on innovation and sustainability in the urban waste sector in Lazio. The event will show the opportunities offered by innovative biotechnologies applicable to the municipal solid waste sector, with a concrete example for the enhancement of used vegetable oils gained through the HOOP project.

The meeting is also an opportunity to learn about a range of biobased products available in Europe and to understand the benefits that cities and regions can achieve by participating in the HOOP Network for free. The seminar will be held at the council chamber of the Municipality of Ciampino, in Via IV Novembre, 91 and online.

Travel expenses are covered by the HOOP project for the members of the Network, please contact Serena Lisai (sli@acrplus.org) for more details.

Download the programme in Italian.

PROGRAMME

09h00

Registration and reception of participants

09h30

Opening of the meeting

  • Welcome greetings by the Mayor of Ciampino, Emanuela Colella – Introduction by the president of ANCI Lazio, Riccardo Varone
  • Brief presentation of the event and its objectives, Federica Giglio, Councillor of the Municipality of Ciampino
  • The role of ANCI Lazio in supporting innovation in municipalities, Andrea Vignoli, ANCI Lazio

10h00

Innovative Biotechnology for Urban Waste Management: Overview of the HOOP Project and the Network of Replicating Cities

Invited: Francesco Mancini, Director of CONOE

  • Presentation of innovations in the treatment of organic waste
  • Discussion on the opportunities offered by biotechnology in the municipal solid waste sector
  • A concrete example of the HOOP project is the valorisation of used vegetable oils
  • Presentation of the city of Albano Laziale regarding the involvement of the city as a lighthouse of the HOOP project
  • The contribution of the city of Ciampino as a replicating city
  • The value of used vegetable oils for the bioeconomy – role of CONOE.

11h00

Coffee Break

11h15

Circular Economy Strategy in the Lazio Region

Guests:
Fabrizio Ghera, Councillor for Mobility, Transport, Land Protection, Waste Cycle, State Property and Heritage – Lazio Region
Elena Palazzo, Councillor for the Environment, Sport, Climate Change, Energy Transition, Sustainability

  • Challenges and opportunities related to regulatory changes in the municipal waste sector
  • Diversification strategies of investee companies
  • Presentation of good practices by some investee companies

12h00

Discussion and Q&A session

  • Participants are invited to ask questions and share their experiences
  • Next steps and future initiatives
  • Final thanks

13h00

Conclusions and closing of the meeting – Session Networking