June 4, 2025
The circular economy undoubtedly plays an important role in achieving the European climate protection targets by 2050. Dr. Beate Kummer (Director Public Affairs/Sustainability at Christ&Company) and Prof. Dr. Uwe Lahl (BZL Kommunikation/Sustainability) discussed the fundamental adjustments required to develop the carbon cycle as a location factor for European industry and what contribution the waste industry can make here in the DGAW podcast ‘Ressourcen Neu Denken’, episode 48. In this podcast episode, they continue the discussion on strengthening Europe as an industrial location and closing the carbon cycle with a particular focus on the political framework conditions and short and medium-term proposed solutions. The postcast is again hosted by Marvin Müller from Studio Grüner Ton.
To the podcasts:
Further publications on this topic:
- Gosten A., Holländer R., Kummer B., Lahl U., Quicker P., Reichert D., Zeschmar-Lahl B. (2025): Europa nach 2030 – Die Entwicklung der Abfallwirtschaft zum industriellen Standortfaktor. Müll und Abfall 5, 277-296. ONLINE
- DGAW: DGAW-Positionspapier: EU nach 2030, Kurzfassung (in German). ONLINE
- Lahl U., Zeschmar-Lahl B. (2024): Material Recycling of Plastics—A Challenge for Sustainability. Sustainability 2024, 16, 6630. ONLINE
