Status and Development of the Circular Economy in Germany

Nelles, Michael; Nassour, Abdallah; Morscheck, Gert

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-1052-6_7

Michael Nelles^2,3,
Abdallah Nassour² &
Gert Morscheck²

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What is circular economy? Wikipedia says: circular economy is a regenerative system in which resource input and waste, emission and energy leakage are minimised by slowing, closing and narrowing energy and material loops; this can be achieved through long-lasting design, maintenance, repair, reuse, remanufacturing, refurbishing, recycling and upcycling.

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Waste Management and Material Flow, Rostock University, Rostock, Germany
Michael Nelles, Abdallah Nassour & Gert Morscheck
German Biomass Research Centre gGmbH (DBFZ), Leipzig, Germany
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Nelles, M., Nassour, A., Morscheck, G. (2020). Status and Development of the Circular Economy in Germany. In: Ghosh, S. (eds) Circular Economy: Global Perspective. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1052-6_7

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