11TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ENERGY FROM BIOMASS AND WASTE
HOTEL MONACO & GRAND CANAL, VENICE (IT) / 23-25 NOVEMBER 2026

Promoting bodies
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  • Bioenergy Europe
    Bioenergy Europe is the voice of European bioenergy. It aims to develop a sustainable bioenergy market based on fair business conditions. Founded in 1990, Bioenergy Europe is a non-profit, Brussels-based international organisation bringing together over 40 associations and 120 companies, as well as academia and research institutes from across Europe. Bioenergy Europe facilitates the development of a sustainable, strong and competitive bioenergy sector through: promotion towards European policy-makers and stakeholders for awareness, acceptance and reputation of bioenergy; promote the development of consistent, realistic and sustainable bioenergy scenarios in the heat, electricity and transport sectors; pro-active proposals to develop more favourable European legislation; market intelligence to support decision making; services to members, including support to advocacy at national level; tools, including certification schemes, to sustain market growth and credibility; industry collaboration throughout the entire supply chain; promotion of efficient and innovative technologies within the bioeconomy. READ THEIR STATISTICAL REPORT → 
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  • ESWET - European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology

    ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) is a European association representing manufacturers in the field of Waste-to-Energy Technology. The association’s mission is to raise awareness of the positive implications of Waste-to-Energy technology, such as sustainable waste management, clean and reliable energy, as well as environmental protection. In addition, ESWET fosters the development and dissemination of Waste-to-Energy technology at the European level. ESWET members’ research and innovation are at the heart of most of Waste-to-Energy plants in Europe and across the world.
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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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  • 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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  • IWMSA - Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa

    The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is a multi-disciplinary non-profit association that is committed to supporting professional waste management practices. The organisation comprises of voluntary members who promote environmentally acceptable, cost effective and appropriate waste management practices. IWMSA strive towards the protection of the environment and people of southern Africa from the adverse effects of poor waste management by supporting sustainable best practical environmental options. The Institute contribute to the improvement of waste management standards and legislation, support international, national and regional trends in best environmental practices; promote the science and technology of waste management and practice affordable cost effective management of waste. Education and training in the realm of effective and efficient waste management is also a key focus of the organisation. 
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  • AIAT - Italian Association of Environmental and Planning Engineers
    AIAT - Association of Environmental and Planning Engineers, is a no-profit organisation established in 1999 to represent graduated and students in Environmental Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano. Then, in 2009, the representation has been extended at a national level. AIAT's main objective is the promotion of the role of the environmental engineer, a professional capable of tackling complex environmental issues with an integrated approach. Since 2003, AIAT is a member of EFAEP, and collaborated with it at the development of ENEP - European Network of Environmental Professionals, a web-portal collecting thousands of profiles of European environmental professionals. A second objective of AIAT, equally important, is to foster the exchange of information among the members, about 600 and active in many fields of expertise: pollution remediation and soil protection, energy management, climate changes, waste management, environmental monitoring, Environmental Management Systems, transports planning and many more.
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