Dr Gunning presents at the ISWA World Congress 2026
Dr Peter Gunning, Director of Sustainability and Technology for O.C.O will explore carbon mineralisation in waste as a circular economy solution at the ISWA World Congress 2026 in London on Wednesday 11 November.
His session will focus on the potential to turn waste into useful construction materials while permanently storing carbon dioxide.
With the Congress returning to the UK for the first time in 30 years, Peter will join technical experts sharing knowledge, showcasing innovation and promoting best practice with a global network of waste and resource professionals. The event provides an opportunity to explore circular economy approaches and consider how waste can be viewed as a resource rather than simply a material for disposal.
Peter’s session will examine how carbon mineralisation can transform industrial and municipal waste into valuable construction materials. By bringing material recovery and permanent carbon dioxide storage into the same discussion, the presentation will explore a circular economy approach that connects waste management with the demand for lower-carbon construction.
The presentation will look at how the process works and which waste streams offer the greatest potential. It will also consider how this approach could reduce reliance on landfill and conserve natural resources.
For waste and resource professionals, the session offers an opportunity to explore these linked challenges together: finding productive uses for waste, keeping materials in use and considering the role of carbon storage in the process.
Join Peter at 1pm on Wednesday 11 November in Room 4, as part of the Waste Planning and Service Delivery programme at the ISWA World Congress 2026 in London.
To explore O.C.O’s approach ahead of the session, learn more about its Accelerated Carbonation Technology.
