Labelab, the laboratory for the management of waste, energy and water, has been working since 2001 in the local public utility sector, bringing together 50 professionals operating at national level and with long experiences in the field of waste, energy, water. The main labelab initiatives regard the creation and management ofthe internet portals Rifiutilab, Acqualab and Energialab. The project took start with the aim of offering a contribution to innovation in the field of water, energy and waste management through the exchange of knowledge and the creation of a network of technicians (planning engineers, managers, providers of services and equipment, scientific community) at national and international level.

The gathering and elaboration of data, the diffusion of information will infact allow for confrontation, and therefore innovation, among sectors. The success of the internet website www.rifiutilab.it (active since september 2001) and of the other portals is testified by the great interest shown by sector professionals and scientific community, who consider it as the privileged technical instrument for access to information on waste on the internet.

Another important labelab activity regards the realization and development of innovative software in the water, energy, waste sectors.