SUM 2016 will focus on Urban Mining. The following topics will be extensively discussed: Sources and characterization of materials and energy resources in urban spaces • Municipal Solid Waste, commercial and industrial waste, WEEE, depuration sludge, municipal and industrial sludge, demolition waste, food waste, waste tyres • Automotive Shredded Residues • Techniques and criticalities of waste source separation • Recovery centres • Extraction of material and resources • Recirculation pathways and markets • Landfill Mining • Economic and financial aspects • Policy and legal aspects • Environmental balances. The Symposium will include oral/poster presentation, workshops and commercial.