New Years eve in Berlin has just passed, and unfortunately (but predictably) the streets are covered in the waste that an all-out evening of fireworks leaves behind - plastic shards, wooden sticks, damp cardboard and an odd looking red dust. But look a little closer, and in amongst this you’ll...
It is almost as if you can hear the giant sigh of relief as the weather gets nicer, the masks come off, and the people of Berlin opt to enjoy their favorite foods in the park, instead of at the cafe/restaurant. A reason to celebrate, right? Yes and no. It...
Between the 22-25th of November 2021 Re-Fresh Global & Circular Berlin ran a 3 day exchange program in Berlin for Israeli organizations, textile manufacturers and experts working in different fields of circular economy and social entrepreneurship. The activities were supported by the Israel Economic & Trade Mission, Germany, and the...
On 28.04 Circular Berlin hosted the event Circular Hubs across Europe. We discussed the need and roles for such regional hubs in the transformation to the circular economy. We had the pleasure of speaking with: Cynthia Reynolds, Founder of Circular Oslo & Circular Regions; Laurène Descamps, Program Coordinator at Circular...
For the year of 2021, we are running a new event series called ‘Meet the Leads’. The aim of the series is to give participants the chance to ask leading circular economy experts their questions. Throughout the year we will have events with key circular economy experts in very specific...
Tiermägen sind voll mit Plastik, eine Reparatur kostet zehnmal mehr als das Neuprodukt, Rücksendungen werden verbrannt – das klingt nicht nach geschlossenen Kreisläufen! Am 12.01.2021 war Kreislaufwirtschaft als Thema bei Netzwerktreffen bei der MarziPlan. Die Cradle to Cradle NGO setzt sich ein für Bildung & Vernetzung und spricht über Herausforderungen und Meilensteine,...
Following the Circular Design Sprint in May, a virtual workshop for material use in fashion, participants from both Germany and the Netherlands met in Berlin to take part in a hybrid policy lab workshop as part of All Good(s) in October. All Good(s) is an ongoing programme to foster connection...
Circular Economy approaches can widely be found on a product and business model level. As Circular Berlin we want to explore from the system level how we can support Berlin’s way towards a circular city and what specific local actions we need in different districts. In our last community event...
The Circular Economy is the solution to address environmental crises through efficient and sufficient resources use. This new way of thinking about future circular systems goes beyond the environmental issues we have to tackle, bringing in debates about how to finance a new system, and what skills we need in...
For the first time, Circular Berlin in collaboration with TU Berlin organised an Online Summer School. Seven Students with diverse backgrounds from Europe, the UK, Switzerland, and Hong Kong as well as two professionals took part in the three-week long programme. The central question of the Summer School was: how...
