Beyond Waste 2027
Recycling of materials from atoms to systems
Beyond Waste 2027 is an international scientific conference organized in Lille, France, from March 16 to 18, 2027, by the PEPR “Recycling, Recyclability, and Reuse.” It will bring together experts from around the world to discuss research topics related to recycling, eco-design, and material circularity.
Recycling is a multidisciplinary field of research that encompasses chemistry, physics, and computer science, as well as law, economics, social sciences, and more. To address this significant societal challenge and propose effective solutions, it is necessary to adopt a holistic approach—from materials to systems, and from atoms to actions.
Beyond Waste 2027 will feature parallel sessions that delve into topics related to materials (plastics, composite materials, strategic metals, textiles, and paper and cardboard), as well as sector-specific issues (WEEE, new energy technologies—photovoltaics, wind power, hydrogen, batteries, and household waste) and interdisciplinary themes incorporating digital technology and the humanities and social sciences. Plenary sessions will also cover broader, general topics related to politics, the economy, and environmental issues.
Supported by PEPR Recyclage, a scientific program led by the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) that brings together more than 300 scientists from nearly 100 laboratories across the country, Beyond Waste aims to build an international research network focused on these issues. Over the three days of the conference, the goal is to bring together the global scientific community and showcase the diversity and richness of research on recycling and the circular economy of materials—topics that cannot be addressed by a single scientific discipline.
Chairs
- Sophie DUQUESNE, Unité Matériaux et Transformations (UMET), Centrale Lille
- Jannick DUCHET-RUMEAU, Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères (IMP), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA) de Lyon, co-director of PEPR Recycling
- Cyril AYMONIER, Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux (ICMCB), National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), co-director of PEPR Recycling
International committee
- Kim RAGAERT, Professor, Université de Maastricht (NL)
- Christian EKBERG, Professor, Division Manager, Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Industrial Materials Recycling and Nuclear Chemistry Chalmers (S)
- Markus REUTER, Doctor, MS Director, Honorary Prof. TU Bergakademie, Freiberg (D), Adjunct Prof. Curtin University (AUS)
- Patrice MANGIN, Professor Emeritus, Renewable Energies, at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (CAN)
- Laetitia FORST, Doctor, Research center Co-Director, Centre for Circular Design, University of Arts London (UK)
- Enrico BENETTO, Doctor, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology LIST (L)
- Martin CHARTER, Professor, Centre for Sustainable Design, University of Creative Arts Farnham (UK)
- Anthony RYAN OBE, Professor, Université de Sheffield (UK)
Scientific committee
- Khalid LAMNAWAR, Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères (IMP), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA) de Lyon – Plastics Axis
- Mathilde LAURENT BROCQ, Institut de Chimie et des Matériaux Paris Est (ICMPE), National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) -Strategic Metals Axis
- Philippe EVON, Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-industrielle (LCA) Toulouse, ENSIACET – Composite materials Axis
- Fabienne ESPITALIER, Centre RAPSODEE, IMT Mines Albi – Papers-cardboards Axis
- Ludovic KOEHL, Gemtex, École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Industries Textiles (ENSAIT) – Textile Axis
- Lenka SVECOVA, Laboratoire Électrochimie et Physicochimie des Matériaux et des Interfaces (LEPMI), Grenoble INP – Batteries Axis
- Etienne BOUYER, Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) – New Energy Technology (NET) Axis
- José-Armando HIDALGO-CRESPO, Laboratoire Conception de Produits et Innovation (LCPI), Arts et Métiers – Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Axis
- Lesly CASSIN, Bureau d’Economie Théorique et Appliquée (BETA), Université de Lorraine – Household waste Axis
- Adrien STOLIDI, Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) – Household waste Axis
- Pascale MARANGÉ, Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy (CRAN), Université de Lorraine – Digital Axis
- Pierre DESVAUX, Espaces et Sociétés (ESO), National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) – Humanities and social sciences Axis
Organisation committee
- Marie COLMONT, Unité de Catalyse et de Chimie du Solide (UCCS), Centrale Lille
- Manon ROLLAND, Unité Matériaux et Transformations (UMET), Université de Lille
- Jérémie SOULESTIN, IMT Nord-Europe
- Ludovic KHOEL, Gemtex, École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Industries Textiles (ENSAIT)
- Jean-François GERARD, professor emeritus at the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA) de Lyon, former-director of PEPR Recycling
- Elisa DESPRETZ, scientific mediation officer at the Institut Chevreul
- Amélie MARTIN, project manager of PEPR Recycling
- Etienne MORISSEAU, communication officer of PEPR Recycling
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