Campania Region and the Italian Composting Consortium will hold the conference "Compostaggio: Regolazione ARERA, normativa sui fertilizzanti e impiego del compost" in Naples on 7 October 2026, from 15:00 to 17:15.

The meeting will take place at the Auditorium Sala C3 of the Centro Direzionale of Campania Region in Naples.

What the program covers

According to the regional announcement, the program addresses:

  • technical quality regulation by ARERA
  • requirements for composting plants
  • rules governing compost
  • conformity with the "Compost Qualità CIC" label
  • the CAM for green areas, known in Italian as "CAM del verde"
  • the compost market

The announcement presents the event as an update on regulatory developments, without specifying in the main page which ARERA measures will be examined in detail during the session.

The regulatory context

Composting falls within waste management. ARERA states that it carries out regulation and control activities in the waste cycle sector, and ARERA material includes composting and anaerobic digestion among the treatment routes for the organic fraction.

A second point of context concerns the legal status of compost. Under the cited national rule, compost produced must meet the parameters set out in Annex 6, and its use must follow the methods set out in the planned use scheme. Material that does not meet those parameters or is not used according to that plan is treated as urban waste.

For readers, this is the practical distinction behind the conference title: compliance with product parameters and with the planned conditions of use determines whether the output remains a product or is classified as urban waste.

Speakers and format

The event is promoted by Campania Region in cooperation with the Consorzio Italiano Compostatori.

The program includes contributions from representatives of Campania Region and experts from the CIC Study Centre. The closing remarks are assigned to the leadership of the CIC and a regional representative.

Professional credits and registration

Attendance provides Professional Training Credits for agronomists, engineers and geologists who are present, following registration under the procedures of the sponsoring professional orders. The main regional page does not detail the operational registration steps or the remaining availability of credits, so participants should check the procedures indicated by the relevant orders before the event.

In summary, the 7 October meeting in Naples brings together the stated conference topics — ARERA technical quality regulation, plant requirements, compost rules, the "Compost Qualità CIC" label, green-area CAM and the compost market — with representatives of Campania Region and CIC experts.