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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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