The team of the SWM department of INFRASTRUKTUR & UMWELT is a compilation of young and dynamic professionals with expertise and skills of long-standing staff. For our short and long-term projects in either South-East Europe, Northern and sub-Saharan Africa or Western, Central and Southeast Asia, this mixture proves innovation and effectiveness. We see that it has creative potential to contribute to closing material cycles and protecting water, soil, climate and human health around the globe. Therefore, we seek exchange, networking and merging opportunities. We anticipate to synergise with international and local knowledge for a common goal of a circular economy.
Safe disposal used to be the most important function of waste management, but there has been a transformation in tasks. Aspects such as resource protection and efficiency gained importance and are now the priorities of circular economy. Especially in times, where climate change is one of the biggest global challenges, increased awareness of resource accessibility and its protection is needed. For INFRASTRUKTUR & UMWELT, circular economy contributes to climate change mitigation considering waste avoidance, reutilization and recycling. Hence, IU is active in the preparation and implementation of Integrated SWM systems that advocate separation at source and recycling activities.