Albert Planell i Saurí

Director | The Waste Agency of Catalonia Barcelona, Spain

Biography

Sessions

15:25h

Thematic Dialogue | SMART CITY EXPO

Meeting EU Waste Directives Through Innovation and Valorisation

Albert Planell i Saurí The Waste Agency of Catalonia Director Speaker

Michael Lake Leading Cities President and CEO Moderator

Rafael Guinea Urbaser Waste Treatment Managing Director Speaker

#Circularity, #Electricity, #Waste Management

2025-11-04 15:25 2025-11-04 15:45 Europe/Madrid Meeting EU Waste Directives Through Innovation and Valorisation

Achieving EU landfill reduction goals requires boosting material and energy recovery, modernizing treatment plants, and strong public-private collaboration. The CIRCULAR BIOCARBON project, led by Urbaser, transforms urban waste into biopolymers, biofertilizers, and green graphene, showcasing a scalable circular economy, sustainability, and innovation, making circularity a real solution for our production and consumption.

Stage: Clean Cities

Tue 4 15:25h - 15:45h Stage: Clean Cities All Passes