The CEN workshop “KEY-BIOWASTE” kicks off

The Kick-Off meeting of the new CEN Workshop on “Key factors for the successful implementation of urban biowaste selective collection schemes (KEY-BIOWASTE)” took place on the 5th of October with a successfull and active particiaption from the audience.

The KEY-BIOWASTE CEN Workshop has been proposed by Valuewaste project partner UNE –the Spanish representative in the international and European organisations ISO/IEC and CEN/CENELEC, respectively, as well as in the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) – together with Valuewasate project coordinator (CETENMA), seeking to contribute and boost standarisation in regards to biowaste selective collection schemes.

The KEY-BIOWASTE CEN Workshop is scheduled to last less than a year, developing from Autumn 2021 to Summer 2022. During this time, the Workshop will work to produce a pre-normative document (CWA) with guidance and recommendations for the implementation of biowaste selective collection schemes to city planners and municipal waste managers with interest in implementing the selective collection of urban biowaste to produce high quality biowaste (i.e., minimal presence of non-required materials) which can be then used in robust valorisation processes with attractive business cases.

KEY-BIOWASTE CEN Workshop kick off meeting

The kick off meeting counted with the participation of VALUEWASTE partners CESPA, CETENMA, Murcia, Kalundborg, EUBIA as well as with sister projects HOOP, Scalibur and WaysTup! This last group of EU projects will also be active and informed throughout the whole KEY-BIOWASTE CEN Workshop development.

The Kick-off meeting concluded successfully, validating a Project plan for the implementation of biowaste selective collection schemes for the coming months and confirming the profiles for the Secretariat and the Chairman positions.

Chairperson: Pedro Gustavo RODRÍGUEZ (CESPA Servicios Urbanos de Murcia, S.A.U. – MU FERROVIAL)
Secretariat: Tania MARCOS (Spanish Association for Standardization -UNE)

Are you interested in participating in the KEY-BIOWASTE CEN Workshop? You are invited to register by contacting the Workshop Secretariat at

About CEN and CWA

CEN is the European Committee for Standardization, one of three European Standardization Organizations (together with CENELEC and ETSI) officially recognized by the European Union and by the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) as responsible for developing and defining voluntary standards at European level.

A CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) is a pre-normative document developed within CEN, which reflects an agreement between identified individuals and organisations responsible for its contents. Once it is published, the CWA will be available for free on CEN’s website.