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Ph.D. in “Civil and Environmental Engineering Sciences", - [Grassroots Social Innovations](https://detritusjournal.com/grassroots-social-innovations/) - managed by:Jutta GUTBERLET, University of Victoria, Canadacontact: gutber@uvic.ca YEAR2026 Vol 35 / Jun 2026Social and circular innovations from below >>> YEAR2025 Vol 31 / Jun 2025Making our waste visible >>> YEAR2024 Volume 27 - June 2024Mapping Zero Waste challenges with Middle Schools students in Brazil and Canada >>> Vol 29 / Dec 2024Reducing food waste: Insights - [Environmental Forensic, Law and Policy](https://detritusjournal.com/column-environmental-forensic-law-and-policy/) - managed by:George VARGHESE, NIT Calicut, Kozhikode (IN) / contact: gkv@nitc.ac.inMaria PETTERSSON, Luleå University of Technology (SE) / contact: maria.pettersson@ltu.seChristian ZAFIU, BOKU Wien (AT) / contact: christian.zafiu@boku.ac.at The column "Environmental Forensics, Law and Policy" is dedicated to examining how scientific methods and advanced technologies are applied to investigate, detect, and attribute environmental offenses. The column highlights the role of environmental forensics - [Read Detritus Editorials](https://detritusjournal.com/read-detritus-editorials/) - managed by Raffaello Cossu, Editor in Chief, University of Padova (IT) / raffaello.cossu@gmail.com The editorials of Detritus constitute one of the most representative expressions of the journal’s scientific and cultural identity. They present contributions differing in methodological approach, terminology, and perspective, authored by recognized experts not only in the field of environmental sanitary engineering but - [Wei Peng](https://detritusjournal.com/wei-peng/) - Wei Peng currently serves as an Associate Professor in the College of Environmental Science and Engineering at Tongji University. In March 2019, he obtained his doctoral degree from the University of Padova in Italy. His research activities focus on bio-waste treatment and biorefinery. Particularly his current research interests include bioplastic management, waste characterization and pollutant - [Jan Slavìk](https://detritusjournal.com/ian-slavik/) - In my scientific work, I focus on the economics of waste management (‘economics of waste’), the efficiency of public services, behavioural aspects of household decision-making on the consumption of public services, or the efficiency and effectiveness of environmental policy instruments. These topics are part of a broader complex of aspects of the transition of the - [Alexandre CABRAL](https://detritusjournal.com/alexander-cabral/) - Engineer / Sherbrooke University, Quebec, CanadaAlexandre R. Cabral, P.Eng, received his B.Eng. from PUC-Rio, in 1981; his M.A.Sc from École Polytechnique de Montréal, in 1988; and his Ph.D. from McGill University, in 1992.In 1994 he started his academic career at Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec, where he has been teaching Soil Mechanics, Environmental Geotechnics, and Environmental - [Books review](https://detritusjournal.com/books-review/) - by Marco SCHIAVON, University of Padova, Italycontact: marco.schiavon.2@unipd.it Not only papers: journal articles capture the latest sparks, but scientific books tell the longer story. They weave technologies, policies, and social impacts into coherent frameworks, trace decades of successes and failures, and offer context that helps researchers and practitioners understand why today’s solutions work - or - [Column: Book review](https://detritusjournal.com/column-book-review/) - FATE OF BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS DURING RECYCLING OF ORGANIC WASTESby K. Kuang, S.A. Bhat and G. GuiIn Detritus Vol. 28/2024“The book presents the results of recent research on the presence of pathogenic microorganisms, antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARBs) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in different organic waste types and illustrates the most appropriate waste management strategies to - [Editor in Chief](https://detritusjournal.com/editor-in-chief/) - RAFFAELLO COSSU, University of Padova (IT) / raffaello.cossu@gmail.comRetired in 2018, he is Emeritus Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Padova (IT). He is Chairman of Sardinia – International Symposia on Waste Management and Sustainable Landfilling, SUM – Multidisciplinary Symposia on Circular Economy and Urban Mining and Venice – International Symposia on Biomass and Waste to Energy. President of IWWG - [Column - Info from the global world](https://detritusjournal.com/column-info-from-the-global-world/) - by Maria Cristina LAVAGNOLO, University of Padova, Italycontact: mariacristina.lavagnolo@unipd.it The Covid-19 pandemic, has emphasised the need to consider the interconnectedness of our planet, and the importance of highlighting new, and previously underrepresented perspectives on global waste management issues. The corner, “Info from the global world” wants to collect thoughts and impressions from different parts of the - [Column: Books Review](https://detritusjournal.com/column-books-review/) - Edited by Marco SCHIAVON, University of Padova, Italycontact: marco.schiavon.2@unipd.it YEAR2024 Vol 28 / Sept 2024Fate of biological contaminants during recycling of organic wastes Volume 27 - June 2024 Volume 28 - September 2024 Volume 29 - December 2024 2023 Volume 22 - March 2023 Volume 23 - June 2023 Volume 24 - September 2023 Volume 25 - [Jonathan Wong](https://detritusjournal.com/jonathan-wong/) - Dongguan University of Technology, China Jonathan Wong is an Academician of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher 2024, and a top 2% scientist in biotechnology in Stanford University Ranking 2024. He is currently a Top Talent Professor and Director of the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Engineering of the Dongguan University - [Cristina Trois](https://detritusjournal.com/cristina-trois-2/) - Environmental Engineer / Stellenbosch University, South AfricaProf. Cristina Trois is the Director of the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies at Stellenbosch University, in South Africa. Full Professor in Environmental Engineering (since 2015), with a degree in Environmental Engineering and a PhD in Geo and Environmental Engineering. Former Dean of Engineering (2012-2018) and former - [Michal Šyc](https://detritusjournal.com/michal-syc/) - Economist / Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech RepublicMichal Šyc is the Director of the Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the Czech Academy of Sciences (ICPF CAS) He also leads the Research Group of Waste Management and Sustainable Technologies at ICPF CAS. His research focuses on waste-to-energy technologies, urban mining, critical raw materials, and the recycling and treatment - [Column - Environmental Forensics, Law and Policy](https://detritusjournal.com/column-environmental-forensics/) - managed by:George VARGHESE, NIT Calicut, Kozhikode (IN) / contact: gkv@nitc.ac.inMaria PETTERSSON, Luleå University of Technology (SE) / contact: maria.pettersson@ltu.seChristian ZAFIU, BOKU Wien (AT) / contact: christian.zafiu@boku.ac.at [table id=28 /] - [Benjamin Steuer](https://detritusjournal.com/benjamin-steuer/) - Political Economist / The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong KongBenjamin Steuer is an assistant professor with the Division of Environment and Sustainability at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology since 2019. He obtained his PhD from the University of Vienna in 2018 with a thesis on China’s Circular Economy.During his - [Tarek Rashwan](https://detritusjournal.com/tarek-rashwan/) - Environmental Engineer / University of Nottingham, United KingdomDr. Tarek Rashwan is an Assistant Professor in Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nottingham and concurrently an Honorary Lecturer at University College London, a Visiting Academic at the Open University, and a registered professional engineer in Ontario, Canada with over 15 years experience in waste - [Marco Frey](https://detritusjournal.com/marco-frey/) - Economist / Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa University, ItalyMarco Frey is Full Professor of Economics and Business Management and Vice Rector for the Third Mission and Technology Transfer. He coordinates the Sustainability Laboratory (SuM) and directs the Master in Management and Control of the Environment: Circular economy and efficient management of resources (Master GECA) at Sant'Anna School - [Margherita Ferrante](https://detritusjournal.com/margherita-ferrante/) - Full Professor of General and Applied Hygiene, Director of Environmental and Food Hygiene Laboratories (LIAA), at the University of Catania, and Director of the Hygiene Complex Unit of the Catania University Hospital. Head of the Integrated Cancer Registry CT-ME-EN. Coordinator of numerous national and international working group. Member of numerous national and international commissions and - [Luìsa Margarida Martins](https://detritusjournal.com/luisa-margarida-martins/) - Luísa Margarida Martins is a Full Professor at the Chemical Engineering Department (DEQ) of Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. Since 2023, she has served as Vice President for Scientific Affairs of DEQ and coordinates the PhD in Chemistry. She is a leading researcher at the Centro de Química Estrutural and Institute of - [Virtual monograph:
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](https://detritusjournal.com/virtual-monograph-biowaste-management/) - 1. GENERAL ASPECTS2. CHARACTERISATION3. SEPARATION/SORTING 1. GENERAL ASPECTS1.1 IntroductionG. Charis, G. Danha and E. Muzenda (BT)A critical taxonomy of socio-economic studies around biomass and bio-waste to energy projects / Vol. 03 - September 20181.2 Gis applicationG. Charis, G. Danha and E. Muzenda (BT)A review of the application of Gis in biomass and solid waste supply chain optimization: - [IWWG Strategic Board](https://detritusjournal.com/iwwg-strategic-board/) - This Editorial Group is made of the components of the IWWG Managing Board. They define the general strategy of the Journal by outlining the Aims and Scope, they discuss with the Editors the reviewing policy and care about the link between the Journal and the other IWWG activities (Conferences, Task Groups, Regional Branches, Books, etc.) - [Grassroots social innovation](https://detritusjournal.com/grassroots-innovations-in-solid-waste-management/) - by Jutta GUTBERLET, University of Victoria, Canadacontact: gutber@uvic.ca Grassroots innovations from youth: Mapping Zero Waste challenges with Middle Schools students in Brazil and CanadaIn Detritus Vol. 27 / 2024dowload pdf >>> Grassroots innovations in solid waste managementIn Detritus Vol. 23 / 2023dowload pdf >>> - [Alberto Pivato](https://detritusjournal.com/alberto-pivato/) - Environmental Engineer / University of Padova, Italy Alberto Pivato was a researcher at the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Padova, Italy. His main fields of interest included ecotoxicology, waste management, environmental impact assessment, risk analysis, and the remediation of contaminated sites. Since 2016, he had shifted his research focus to anaerobic digestion. - [Info from the global world](https://detritusjournal.com/info-from-the-global-world-2/) - by Maria Cristina LAVAGNOLO, University of Padova, Italycontact: mariacristina.lavagnolo@unipd.itThe Covid-19 pandemic, has emphasised the need to consider the interconnectedness of our planet, and the importance of highlighting new, and previously underrepresented perspectives on global waste management issues. The new corner, “Info from the global world” wants to collect thoughts and impressions from different parts of - [Environmental Forensic](https://detritusjournal.com/environmental-forensic/) - [Detritus and Art](https://detritusjournal.com/detritus-and-art-2/) - [Thomas Astrup](https://detritusjournal.com/thomas-astrup/) - He has more than 25 years of experience within sustainability, circular economy, and residual resource management, with particular focus on sustainability of energy and material recovery, circularity of resources and materials, and circular resource systems. Thomas has extensive knowledge and experience with sustainability assessment, such as environmental life cycle assessments (LCA), life cycle cost (LCC) - [Norbert Fraeyman](https://detritusjournal.com/norbert-fraeyman/) - Biochemist / University of Ghent, Medical school (BE)Norbert Fraeyman (born in1948) graduated as PhD in biochemistry in 1983 and became professor inbiochemical pharmacology/toxicology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ghent, Medical schoolin 1993. Fraeyman joined the board of the University Hospital Ghent in 1995 as expert inenvironmental issues and lectures “health and environment” in - [Mait Kriipsalu](https://detritusjournal.com/maite-kripsalu/) - Engineer / Estonian University of Life SciencesMait Kriipsalu, Civil.Eng. on land reclamation, received his Ph.D. on bioremediation of oily sludge and sediments from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, in 2006. In 1994 he started his academic career at Estonian University of Life Sciences, where he is working since then; currently as a Professor of Water - [Natalia Sliusar](https://detritusjournal.com/natalia-sliusar/) - Environmental engineer / Perm State Technical University, Russia Natalia Sliusar received her MSc degree in environmental engineering in 2001 from the . In 2004 he obtained her PhD degree in environmental engineering and risk management. In 2008, she became an Associate Professor in the Environmental Protection Department at Perm National Research Polytechnic University. She has - [Sidy Ba](https://detritusjournal.com/sidy-ba/) - Engineer / National School of Engineers, MaliSidy Ba is an Associate Professor at the National School of Engineers Abderhamane Baba Touré(ENI-ABT) in Bamako, Mali, and the Founding Director of the Laboratory of Chemical &Environmental Engineering (LG-ChE) within ENI-ABT, where he initiated a Master's program inenvironmental engineering. He earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the - [Adriana Estokova](https://detritusjournal.com/adriana-estokova/) - Chemist / Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Technical University of Kosice, SlovakiaProf. Dr. Adriana Estokova graduated in Inorganic Chemistry and completed her PhD in Environmental Engineering. She became an associate professor and a professor of environmental engineering. She is currently a full professor at the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Technical University of - [Panagiotis BASINAS](https://detritusjournal.com/panagiotis-basinas/) - Chemical Engineer / Institute of Environmental Technology, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava,Czech RepublicDr. Panagiotis Basinas received his degree in Chemical Engineering and his PhD from the ChemicalEngineering Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece. Before being appointedas a senior scientist in Czech Republic, he worked at the Chemical Process Engineering Lab., AUTh, aswell as in the - [George Kuttiparichel VARGHESE](https://detritusjournal.com/george-kuttiparichel-varghese-2/) - Engineer / National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala, IndiaGeorge has his Bachelors in Civil Engineering, Masters in Environmental Engineering and PhD in Environmental Forensics. He also holds a post graduate diploma in Environmental Law. His primary research focus is Environmental Forensics. His research interests also include Environmental Risk Assessment, Environmental Law& Policy and Environmental Modeling. - [Xiaofeng GAO](https://detritusjournal.com/xiaofeng-gao/) - Engineer / Chongqing University, ChinaDr. Xiaofeng Gao, is currently a tenured assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, China. He received his Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Tongji University, 2015, China. Later, Dr. Gao was awarded a Ph.D. Scholarship from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science - [Luis F. Diaz](https://detritusjournal.com/luis-f-diaz/) - Environmental engineer / Cal Recovery Inc., California, United StaesHe received his Doctorate in Environmental Engineering at the University of California in Berkeley, California, USA. Dr. Diaz was the co-founder and President of CalRecovery, Inc., an entity that provided expert services on the management of solid wastes to several of national (US) and international entities. He - [Sandeep Panda](https://detritusjournal.com/sandeep-panda/) - Dr. Sandeep Panda is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Industrial Biotechnology, Gujarat Biotechnology University, Gujarat, India. His main research areas include (Bio) hydrometallurgical approaches for metal extraction from primary and secondary resources, Bio-desulphurization of Coal, Bio & Chemical approaches for Mine Water treatment and application of eco-friendly approaches for sustainable - [Evangelos Voudrias](https://detritusjournal.com/evangelos-voudrias/) - Environmental Engineer / University of Thrace, Xanthi, GreeceDr. Evangelos A. Voudrias is a retired (since 2022) Professor of Solid and Hazardous Waste Management in the Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece. After receiving his PhD in Environmental Engineering (1984) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he spent two years as - [Christophe Cord'Homme](https://detritusjournal.com/cristophe-cordhomme/) - Engineer / CNIM Group, France As engineer of “Mines Paris Tech”, Christophe Cord'Homme began his career at the National Agency for Nuclear Waste Disposal (ANDRA). From 1988 to 1993 he served as project manager for ENTROPIE S.A. to build thermal desalination plants and absorption chillers. Since 1993, he has been working for CNIM group, initially - [Jörg Römbke](https://detritusjournal.com/jorg-rombke/) - Biologist / ECT GmbH, Germany Dr. Römbke has a Ph.D. and a Diploma in Biology from the University of Frankfurt a.M.. In 1994, he co-founded ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH (located in Flörsheim/Germany) as a private contract research laboratory, where he is still one of two Managing Directors. Dr. Römbke is responsible for ecotoxicological effect and fate - [Maria Pettersson](https://detritusjournal.com/maria-pettersson/) - Lawyer / Luleå University of Technology, SwedenWith two Master's degrees - one in economics and one in law, as a basis, Maria Pettersson received a doctorate degree (LL.D) in 2008. She became associate professor in 2014 and full professor in 2016. Since 2017 she is the Head of Subject in law at Luleå University of - [Virtual Monograph:
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](https://detritusjournal.com/virtual-monograph-waste-architecture/) - VISIONS AND STRATEGIES Artuso,A. and Cossu, E. (IT)Why are waste management facilities so unattractive? / Vol. 11 - July 2020M.L. Nobile (IT)Architecture as a device: the design of waste recycling collection centres / Vol. 02 / June 2018LANDFILL REHABILITATION2.1 Conceptual approachesK-M. Pehme and M. Kriipsalu (ES)Full-scale project – from landfill to recreational area / Vol. - [Valentina Grossule](https://detritusjournal.com/valentina-grossule/) - Environmental Engineer / University of Padova, ItalyPh.D. Degree in Environmental Engineering at the University of Padova (IT), she is currently working as a researcher at the same University, where she is teaching Water and wastewater treatment course. Her research activities aim to identify low-tech cost-effective solutions in Environmental Engineering, Waste and Wastewater treatment and management. 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Before coming to Canada, she had an appointment at the University of Newcastle in Australia and she worked for - [NEWS & VIEWS: Recycling Gala 2021](https://detritusjournal.com/recycling-gala-2021/) - On the 1st December 2021 "The Normality of Industrial and Commercial Waste: Economic, Technical and Organisational Barriers to Waste Prevention” published by Anette Svingstedt, Hervé Corvellec, and Emma Samsioe in Volume 13/ December 2020 of Detritus Journal, has been awarded an honourable mention by Recycling, the leading trade journal in recycling and waste management in Sweden. - [Andreas BARTL](https://detritusjournal.com/andreas/) - Chemical Process Engineer / TU Wien, Austria Andreas Bartl studied Technical Chemistry and Chemical Process Engineering at TU Wien, where he also received his PhD. After four years working in the industry in research & development and production of pyrotechnics, he returned to TU Wien. 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