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Honorary doctorate for Prof. Helmut Rechberger

04/11/2022

We would like to take this opportunity to cordially congratulate our CEC4Europe Vice-Chairman Professor Helmut Rechberger.

The University of Antwerp has conferred him an honorary degree for his research on anthropogenic material cycles and sustainable waste management. Professor Helmut Rechberger examines how we humans can take nature as an example for good recycling. Through his analysis of the anthropogenic material balance, he contributes to making the handling of raw materials and waste more sustainable.

Circular Economy Summit Austria 2022

03/07/2022

The Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, together with Circular Economy Officer, Harald Friedl, invites to this year’s Circular Economy Summit on 22 March 2022. The event will be held hybrid at the Aula der Wissenschaften in Vienna and digitally.

In addition to the presentation of the new circular economy strategy for Austria, the main panels will focus on the sectors „Circular Construction“, „Circular Textile“, „Circular Mobility“ and „Circular Food“.

For more information please visit https://circular-economy-summit-austria.b2match.io/.

Registrations are possible until 18 March 2022.

SUM 2022 – 6th Symposium on Circular Economy and Urban Mining

02/17/2022

The SUM Symposium, organised biennially since 2012 by IWWG–International Waste Working Group, nowadays represents the ideal reference Forum for Circular Economy and Urban Mining, where scientists and stakeholders can debate the most advanced results and focus on future needs.

The 2022 edition will take place from 18^th to 20^th May 2022 in the fascinating venue of Capri, Italy.

All details available at the following page: https://www.sumsymposium.it/en/ or contact the Organising Secretariat at info@sumsymposium.it.

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Publication project: CEC4Europe‘s Fact Book on the Circular Economy

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CEC4Europe is in constant dialogue with renowned scientists on the topics of waste and resource management, economics, as well as political science.

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Encouraged by the EU Commission’s Circular Economy Package (CEP)

CEC4Europe endorses the importance of closing loops and boosting resource efficiency, but at the same time, pleads for a more scientifically and fact based approach: A systematic analysis of our future raw material needs and all relevant secondary raw material sources is needed so we can achieve the common goals of the circular economy – environmental protection, securing of raw materials, economic benefit, and growth – in an effective and efficient manner, based on scientific evidence. Taking far-reaching economic and environmental policy decisions with an insufficient data basis would be speculative and not in line with the CEP objectives. CEC4Europe is an association under Austrian law, based in Vienna, AT, and registered in the EU Transparency register under No 628480917959-24 (24/06/2015).

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