In contrast to ‘end-of-pipe’ initiatives, creating a circular economy and avoiding waste requires various stakeholders to work together at every stage of the value chain. This makes the PREVENT Waste Alliance the perfect platform to drive forward efforts to reduce plastic waste, to examine and communicate best practice, and to work together to discuss and deliver additional action as required.
The Wuppertal Institute has been working hard to meet the complex challenges associated with the transition to a circular economy for many years, including by finding effective strategies for reducing waste. We have gained significant expertise in this area, and are keen to share it with the PREVENT Waste Alliance.
Both Germany and the European Union have set themselves the target of transforming their economies along sustainable lines. Specifically, they are aiming to create a circular economy in which waste is avoided wherever possible, products and parts remain in use for as long as possible, and waste is viewed holistically as a potential resource. The research being undertaken in the Wuppertal Institute’s Circular Economy Department is geared towards finding solutions to the challenges and issues that accompany this transformation and is focused on designing infrastructure, policy mixes and governance structures, as well as on the innovative processes that will be required to support the circular economy.