Teaching development Resource management
Sustainable resource management is an important part of the environmental engineering degree program at ETH Zurich. In the lectures Waste Technology, Waste Recycling Technologies and Waste Management and Circular Economy, Bachelor's and Master's students are taught the necessary knowledge and skills. Between September 2019 and February 2025, Dr. Melanie Haupt and Dr. Maja Wiprächtiger took over the management of all three lectures. [...]
Circular economy measures for Aarau
With its current Smart City strategy, the city of Aarau is pursuing the goal of taking on a pioneering role in the resource-efficient economy and the creation of closed loops. As part of this strategy, the procurement, use, reuse and disposal of products is being rethought in order to sensitize society and the economy to the topic of the circular economy. Various strategies are already being [...]
SWIRCULAR: A Swiss Digital Circular Construction Ecosystem
As part of the Innosuisse Flagship Call 2023, the SWIRCULAR project aims to revolutionize the Swiss construction industry. It addresses the urgent need for a transition to a circular economy in the built environment. The project focuses on the collaborative development of legal, economic, and technical innovations. With this comprehensive approach, SWIRCULAR aims to bring about a shift [...]
ScreenFood Research Project – for Safe Food and Packaging
For three years, we are participating as an Associated Partner in the European research project “Metrology for Food Safety in the Circular Economy: Targeting and Screening Methods for Contaminants in Food and Recycled Packaging”, or “Screen Food” for short. The project aims to ensure the long-term safety of food and food contact materials. To this end, measurement methods for the detection of contaminants in food [...]
Workshop on the Made in Zurich Initiative for Circular Packaging
As part of the event «KLW konkret – Verpackungen optimieren», we shared our expertise in circular economy and packaging optimization with members of the «Made in Zürich Initiative». While the participants developed creative solutions, we supported them with technical expertise. Keynote speech on the concrete implementation of the circular economy for packaging With a keynote speech, Melanie Haupt introduced the attendees to the […]
Circular economy training for the STS2030 initiative
As part of the Sustainable Textiles Switzerland 2030 (STS2030) initiative, participating stakeholders commit to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions by 50%, promoting fair wages and decent work for all, promoting innovative business models for the circular economy, and disclosing social and environmental sustainability information. To promote the circular economy, 30% […]
Quality for Circular Economy
Changing regulations, increasing environmental burdens, and national/international crises are forcing companies to act flexibly. This flexibility can be achieved by integrating circular economy strategies into quality management. In collaboration with the Swiss Association for Quality (SAQ), realcycle GmbH (formerly REDILO GmbH) conducted interviews with stakeholders from various industries (food, textiles, watches, construction, tech, MedTech, and packaging) […]
Training on sustainable circular economy and packaging development
In a two-part workshop, we had the opportunity to introduce the concept of sustainable circular economy to the employees from the sustainability department and the packaging specialists of this company. The focus of this training course, which was specially developed for the company, was on sustainable packaging development. Both parts lasted 3 hours each and were supplemented by group exercises and discussions. Part 1: sustainable circular economy In the first part of the […]
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