Juan David holds a BSc in Environmental Studies from the Florida State University (FSU) and a MSc in Environmental Engineering from the Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá (UTP). He obtained a MSc in Interdisciplinary Studies in Environmental, Economic and Social Sustainability with a specialization in Industrial Ecology from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), working on a master’s thesis about nutrient recovery from solid waste and its reutilization as fertilizer within urban agriculture. Juan David is a predoctoral student at ICTA and is interested in waste management as a source of resources for urban areas under a circular economy and urban metabolism context.