Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

the international scientific conference Environmental Protection Technology “TOP” is celebrating its 30th edition. Over the years, it has established a firm position in the calendar of conferences focused on environmental protection. The conference is aimed at innovative techniques and technologies for environmental protection, efficient energy transformation, and intelligent waste management. It covers areas of research, development, and production of new machines and technologies. The jubilee 30th edition will be an excellent platform for discussion and presentation of trends in innovations for sustainable industrial production and waste management, exchange of experience in the use of existing technologies, as well as an opportunity to establish new partnerships.

Guarantor

 
Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava Dr. h. c. prof. Ing. Ľubomír Šooš, PhD.,

The conference is focused on the following thematic areas

• • 1.Environmental protection prevention tools

EU/SR legislation in waste management – circular economy – waste management management – prevention and minimization of waste generation – waste monitoring – life cycle analysis (LCA) – material flow management – Internet of Things in waste management

• • 2.Industrial waste management

industrial waste management – optimization of collection systems – recycling, reuse, utilization of secondary raw materials – process simulations – waste from mining, metallurgical, petrochemical and energy industries, etc.

• • 3.Material recovery of waste

advanced technologies and innovations in recovery and recycling – electrical and electronic waste – batteries and accumulators – plastics – used tires – waste oils – end-of-life vehicles – construction waste – biodegradable waste – municipal waste

• • 4.Energy recovery from waste

technologies and innovations for energy recovery – bioenergy and biofuels from waste – agricultural waste – sewage sludge – paper sludge – process simulation

TOP 2026 Award

The organizing committee announces a competition in the following categories:

• Innovative technology. A competition intended for companies that may submit new innovative solutions, technologies, machines, and equipment in the field of environmental protection technology, waste recovery, and disposal. Companies may submit proposals until September 30, 2026.
• Progressive idea. All contributions published in the proceedings and presented at the conference are included in the competition.
• Student works. The competition is open to university students with a diploma thesis in the field of automotive engineering, industrial innovation, waste recovery and recycling, renewable energy sources, circular economy, and carbon footprint reduction, submitted by September 30, 2026.

Conference languages: Slovak, Czech and English

Selected contributions will be published after peer review in journals indexed in SCOPUS and WOS databases.

Template for the paper in English