WASTES – Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities II Selected Papers from the 4th Edition of the International Conference on Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, Porto, Portugal, 25-26 September 2017

Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities II contains selected papers presented at the 4th edition of the International Conference Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, that took place 25-26 September 2017 at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal. The Wastes conference, which takes place biennially, is a prime forum for academics and industry representatives from the waste management and recycling sectors around the world to share their experience and knowledge with all in attendance.The published papers focus on a wide range of topics, including: Wastes as construction materials, Wastes as fuels, Waste treatment technologies,MSW management, Recycling of wastes and materials recovery, Wastes from new materials (nanomaterials, electronics, composites, etc.), Environmental, economic and social aspects in waste management and Circular economy.

Wastes as construction materialsWastes as fuelsWaste treatment technologiesMSW managementRecycling of wastes and materials recoveryWastes from new materials (nanomaterials, electronics, composites, etc.)Environmental, economic and social aspects in waste managementCircular economy

Cândida Vilarinho is Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minho, Portugal.Fernando Castro is Full Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minho, Portugal.Maria de Lurdes Lopes is Full Professor at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto, Portugal.