Handover of final report of Dialogue Platform on Recycling Raw Materials

Handover of the final report
Peter Buchholz, Head of the German Mineral Resources Agency (DERA) at the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), and acatech President Thomas Weber hand over the final report to Parliamentary State Secretaries Bettina Hoffmann (BMUV) and Michael Kellner (BMWK) (Photo: acatech)

Munich, 20 October 2023

The final report of the Dialogue Platform on Recycling Raw Materials has been handed over to representatives of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) in Berlin. The comprehensive final report contains concrete options for action in relation to eight material flows, detailing how the recycling of metals and industrial minerals can be advanced as part of the circular economy. The results are the product of a two-year multi-stakeholder process of dialogue with industry, science, public administration and civil society. acatech is co-editor of the final report.

Read the full press release from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) here (in German).

Further information
Dialogue Platform on Recycling Raw Materials (in German)
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Circular Economy | Economy | Raw Materials | Resilience | Security of Supply | Sustainability