The 1st International Online Conference on Recycling
The 1st International Online Conference on Recycling
Event's Timezone: Central European Summer Time
8 May 2026
17 June 2026
1 September 2026
Resource Recycling, Circular Economy, Waste Processing Technologies, Waste Utilization
The IOCRe2026 is Now OPEN for Abstract Submission and Registration.
Instructions for authors are available online.
Submit your abstracts HERE.
For any inquiries, please contact us at iocre2026@mdpi.com.
Welcome from the Chair
Dear researchers,
We are delighted to invite you to the upcoming conference IOCRe 2026 (The 1st International Online Conference on Recycling), organized by the MDPI journal Recycling (ISSN: 2313-4321; Impact Factor: 4.6; CITESCORE: 8.9).
This online conference will take place from the 7th to 8th of September, 2026, addressing key sustainability, recycling, and resource recovery challenges. The event will focus on a broad range of topics, including resource recycling, waste management strategies, the circular economy, industrial symbiosis, sustainable materials, and policy frameworks towards a zero-waste future, among others.
The IOCRe 2026 conference offers a prestigious international platform for researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders. Here, you will have the invaluable opportunity to engage with cutting-edge research, share insights with leading experts, and contribute to shaping sustainable recycling practices and circular material recovery systems for the future. The goal is not only to respond to today’s complex challenges but also to proactively design systems that are adaptable, inclusive, and capable of driving long-term environmental and economic transformation.
One of the most significant advantages of this fully virtual conference format is the ease of participation—no travel is required, and scholars can join us from anywhere in the world. The event will feature live presentations, interactive Q&A sessions, and a virtual poster gallery, encouraging open dialogue and dynamic interaction among participants
The conference will be structured around several key thematic sessions:
1. Advances in Recycling Technologies
2. Circular Economy and Policy Innovations towards Improved Resource Recovery
3. Plastic and Composite Waste Recycling
4. Metal, Battery, and E-Waste Recycling
5. Challenges and Opportunities in Construction and Demolition Waste
We warmly invite you to submit your abstract and join this exciting global exchange. All abstracts will be peer-reviewed by the scientific committee and presented on the conference website. Participation is free of charge, and outstanding contributions will be eligible for conference awards. In addition, extended versions of the presented work (4–8 pages) may be published free of charge in the Materials Proceedings, and authors will receive a 20% discount for submitting full-length papers to the Recycling Special Issue.
I look forward to your participation and the engaging discussions that will shape the future of recycling.
Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. Michele John
Chair of IOCRe 2026
Editor-in-Chief Recycling
Sustainable Engineering Group, Curtin University, Australia
Event Chair
Professor Michele John is the Professor of Sustainability and Director of the Sustainable Engineering Group (SEG), Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. Her teaching and research encompass a wide spectrum of disciplines, including life cycle engineering, environmental impact assessment, climate change, eco-efficient production, industrial symbiosis, waste management, and sustainability education. She has published two books on sustainability education, ‘Engineering Education for Sustainable Development’ (Biswas and John 2022) and the ‘The Routledge Handbook on Global Sustainability Knowledge and Thinking in the 21st Century’ (Open Access John, M. Editor. 2025). https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003171577/routledge-handbook-global-sustainability-education-thinking-21st-century-michele-john Michele has been the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Recycling journal since 2014. Michele’s research interests include sustainable industrial production, sustainability assessment and measurement, corporate stewardship values, sustainability governance models, and sustainability education development. Michele’s teaching and supervision programs are committed to the development of multi- and trans-disciplinary sustainability education and the development of a sustainability leadership ethos and accountability.
Registration
If you are registering several people under the same registration, please do not use the same email address for each person, please provide their individual university email addresses.
Please note that the submission and registration involve two separate parts. Only scholars who have registered will receive an access link to the conference live streaming. The deadline for registration is 1 September 2026.
Instructions for Authors
IOCRe2026 requires abstracts only. The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.
Important Deadline
1. Deadline for abstract submission: 8 May 2026.
2. Abstract acceptance notification: 17 June 2026.
You will be notified of the acceptance of an oral/poster presentation in a separate email.
2. All abstracts should be submitted and presented in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling.
3. You may submit multiple abstracts. However, only one abstract will be selected for oral presentation.
4. The abstracts submitted to this conference must be original and novel and without prior publication.
1. The submitting author must ensure that all co-authors are aware of the contents of the abstract.
2. Please ensure that all co-author information is completed when submitting your abstract.
3. The requirements for full affiliation include:
(1) Department/School/Faculty/Campus;
(2) University/Company/Institute;
(3) City;
(4) Post/ZIP code or equivalent, where available;
(5) Country.
4. Please select only one presenter for each submission. If you would like to change the presenter after submission, please email a request to us directly.
Note: We only accept live presentations.
The slot for the oral presentation is 15 mins. Your presentation will last for a maximum of 12 mins, leaving at least 3 mins for Q&A discussion.
Authors are encouraged to prepare a presentation in PowerPoint or similar software, to be displayed online along with the abstract. Slides, if available, will be displayed directly on the website using the proprietary slide viewer at Sciforum.net. Slides can be prepared in exactly the same way as for any traditional conference where research results are presented. Slides should be converted to PDF format prior to submission so that they can be converted for online display.
- Size in pixel: 1080 width x 1536 height–portrait orientation.
- Size in cm: 38,1 width x 54,2 height–portrait orientation.
- Font size: ≥16.
- Examples of successful submissions can be viewed here at the following links: (1), (2), (3)
- You can use our free template to create your poster.
It is the author's responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of technical research. If there is no conflict, please state "The authors declare no conflicts of interest". This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Any financial support for the study must be fully disclosed in the "Acknowledgments" section.
MDPI, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe authors should retain the copyright of their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting an abstract to this conference, you retain the copyright to the work, but you grant MDPI the non-exclusive right to publish this abstract online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your full paper (with the abstract) to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher if required.
Publication Opportunity
1. Recycling Journal Publication
Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a full manuscript to the conference's Special Issue (to be updated), published in Recycling (ISSN: 2313-4321, Impact Factor: 4.6), with a 20% discount on the publication fee. Please note, if you have IOAP/association discounts, conference discounts will be combined with IOAP/association discounts. Conference discounts cannot be combined with reviewer vouchers. All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper.
2. Proceeding Paper Publication
A proceeding paper is considered an extended version of the abstract, providing a more comprehensive account of the research findings. Authors are invited to submit a proceeding paper (4-8 pages) to Environmental and Earth Sciences Proceedings (ISSN: 3042-5743) after the conclusion of the conference. An example of a proceeding paper can be found here.
Authors are asked to disclose that it is a proceeding paper of the IOCRe2026 conference paper in their cover letter. Carefully read the rules outlined in the 'Instructions for Authors' on the journal’s website and ensure that your submission adheres to these guidelines.
Proceedings submission deadline: 23 October 2026.
Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must be formatted as follows:
Title;
Full author names;
Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses;
Abstract;
Keywords;
Introduction;
Methods;
Results and Discussion;
Conclusions;
Acknowledgements;
References.
Event Awards
To acknowledge the support of the conference's authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to announce that the conference will provide five Best Oral Presentation Awards. In addition, the conference will also present a Best Paper Award.
The Awards
Number of Awards Available: 5
The Best Oral Presentation Awards are given to the submission judged to make the most significant oral contribution to the conference.
There will be five winners selected for these awards. The winner will receive a certificate and 200 CHF each.
Number of Awards Available: 1
Sponsors and Partners
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Conference Secretariat
For inquiries regarding submissions and sponsorship opportunities, please feel free to contact us.
