Food isn’t just something we eat – it’s part of a larger system that connects soil, water, climate, and communities. In Berlin, we are rethinking food through the lens of the Circular Economy: an approach that closes loops, reduces waste, and creates value at every stage. At Circular Berlin,...
The Repair Deal Pop-Up Week proved that Berliners are eager to engage in hands-on, creative, and community-based sustainability initiatives. With a diverse program, strong partnerships, and valuable learnings, the event laid a solid foundation for future repair-centered activities. In July 2025, we as Circular Berlin, hosted the first-ever Repair...
Germany is currently developing a national Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system for textiles – in response to the revised Waste Framework Directive (Directive 2008/98/EC) adopted in March 2025. This development provides an opportunity to systematically align national textile waste policy with the principles of sustainability, social justice, and global...
In November 2024, we had the opportunity to present key insights on sustainability and circular economy in the field of electronic textiles at the E-Textiles Conference in Berlin. But what happens when smart technologies meet linear textile systems? E-textiles are considered a promising innovation — yet from a circular...
As part of the 2024 AGYLE - African German Young Leaders in Business cohort, I had the unique opportunity to join the programme´s Live Week in Berlin, from 16th to the 20th September. The AGYLE programme is a project by Deutschland Land der Ideen that aims to connect young...
Cities are at the center of the necessary change towards more sustainability and climate protection. Studies indicate that Circular Economy is a significant lever for reducing the climate impacts of our actions. Depending on the study, the manner of product manufacturing and usage influences 40% to as much as...
Between the 29th June to the 5th of July 2024 we ran a one-week exchange programme in cooperation with our partner the Or Foundation, who brought a delegation from Ghana to Berlin. The delegation was composed of designers, retailers, remanufacturing specialists, researchers, entrepreneurs, and waste management experts from the...
Circular Berlin, Circular Black Forest, Circular Munich e.V und das CircularPSP-Konsortium und Empirica Gesellschaft für Kommunikations– und Technologieforschung mbH begrüßen die umfassende und systemisch angelegte Nationale Kreislaufwirtschaftsstrategie (NKWS). Kreislaufwirtschaft als Vision für die Gesellschaft Der aktuelle Entwurf vom 18. Juni 2024 konzentriert sich auf Hinweise zur wirtschaftlichen Transformation, ohne...
– published in 3rd BKHS Magazine grows a valuable cooperation for our upcoming exchange project between Ghana & Germany We are excited and proud to announce our publication titled „Revalue your clothes – implementing a circular textiles economy” in the third edition of the Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt Foundation Magazin...
In the Circular City Challenge 2.0, which was launched in August 2023, the 20-member jury, made up of city representatives from over 4 cities and municipalities, nominated the most promising solutions and approaches from the more than 120 submissions. From the large number of interesting projects, 23 concepts were particularly...