The volume contains the main lectures of the Erasmus Intensive Programme "SAMWARE: Strategies, Application and Methodologies of Waste Recovery", proposed by a partnership of 7 European Universities: Univ. of Bologna (Italy), Technical Univ. of Braunschweig (Germany); "Rey Juan Carlos" of Madrid (Spain); Catholic Univ. of Leuven (Belgium); "Dunarea De Jos" of Galati (Romania); Univ. of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Italia); Univ. of Economics and Business Administration of Vienna (Austria).
Different aspects related to waste management are treated, as: management strategies; regulations and law definitions; ecodesign of products; technologies for material recovery (composting and recycling of different waste types); technologies for energy recovery; assessment of impacts from different treatment and disposal processes; economical considerations; case studies.
This book can be a useful review for students, researchers, technicians, administrators and other people dealing with or interested in waste management issue.

Authors teach and work at the Industrial Chemistry Faculty of Alma Mater Studiorum - Bologna University (Rimini Branch) in the field of Environmental and Cultural Heritage Chemistry.

Luciano Morselli is Full Professor and President of the 1st Level Degree Course in "Chemical Technologies for Environment and Waste Management". Leader of many research projects in the same field, he is author of more than 100 scientific papers published on national and international journals. He edited many scientific volumes and many proceedings of Italian and International Congresses and Fairs.
Fabrizio Passarini is Researcher; PhD in Chemistry and author of more than 20 publications on International refereed journals. He is member of the Steering Committee of the Division of Environmental and Cultural Heritage Chemistry of Italian Chemical Society.
Ivano Vassura is Researcher; Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences and author of more than 20 publications on International refereed journals.