Amphis pour Tous - Our organic waste: from trash to energy

June 3, 2021 6:00 PM - June 3, 2021 7:00 PM

The conference "Nos déchets organiques : de l'immondice à l'énergie", presented by Hervé Boileau, lecturer at the Laboratoire d'Optimisation de la Conception et Ingénierie de l'Environnement (LOCIE), Polytech Annecy-Chambéry, will take place on Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 6pm at La Turbine Sciences in Annecy (entrance via Cinéma La Turbine).

It will also be held on :

  • Friday, June 4, 2021 at 7 p.m. in Faverges-Seythenex
  • Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. in Archamps
  • Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 6 p.m. in Thonon-les-bains
  • Monday, June 14, 2021 at 6 p.m. in Saint-Genis-Pouilly
  • Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 6 p.m. in Chambéry [ONLINE]

 

About the conference

In essence, animal life produces waste, and organic waste is intrinsically linked to life. From the dawn of the urbanization process, alongside the supply of water, food and energy, waste disposal has been one of the fundamental problems to be managed by a densifying humanity. The use of dejecta as an organic soil improver goes hand in hand with the emergence of agriculture. Selective collection of materials for recycling only increases the proportion of organic waste in what remains. Methanization is developing and contributing to energy autonomy. On a local or individual scale, composting not only provides an organic amendment, but also creates social links. If selective collection of organic waste develops, what will be left to incinerate? A historical, geographical and geopolitical overview of the treatment of our organic waste!

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