{"id":14629,"date":"2026-07-24T12:39:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T10:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circular.berlin\/?p=14629"},"modified":"2026-07-27T16:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T14:03:13","slug":"circular-news-digest-july-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/circular.berlin\/de\/news\/circular-news-digest-july-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Circular News Digest: July 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6f415402 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;flex-basis:40%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/circular.berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-diva-33386712-e1784902189787.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-radius:15px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circular.berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-diva-33386712-e1784902189787.jpg 640w, https:\/\/circular.berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-diva-33386712-e1784902189787-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/circular.berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-diva-33386712-e1784902189787-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/circular.berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-diva-33386712-e1784902189787-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-24T12:39:26+02:00\">24.07.2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-link-color has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fd1a9a6d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Herausgegeben von<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/circular.berlin\/de\/author\/dpadalkina\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Dina Padalkina<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f2d1f832 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-big-white-3 is-style-big-white-3--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/circular.berlin\/de\/news\/circular-news-digest-july-2026\/#electronics\">Updates from Electronics<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-big-white-3 is-style-big-white-3--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/circular.berlin\/de\/news\/circular-news-digest-july-2026\/#packaging\">Updates from  Packaging<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-big-white-3 is-style-big-white-3--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/circular.berlin\/de\/news\/circular-news-digest-july-2026\/#construction\">Updated from Construction<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-big-white-3 is-style-big-white-3--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/circular.berlin\/de\/news\/circular-news-digest-july-2026\/#textile\">Updated from Textile<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-display is-style-text-display--6 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Want to get more news about circular economy? <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-big-blue is-style-big-blue--7\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/circular.berlin\/de\/community\/members\/#become-a-member\">Join our community<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><h1 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Circular News Digest: July 2026<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>What\u2019s moving the circular economy in Berlin this month?<\/strong>\u00a0We\u2019ve curated the latest policy updates, local Berlin initiatives, and Circular Economy innovations across packaging, construction, electronics and textile.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Start des Circular Economy Hub Berlin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">he newly launched Circular Economy Hub Berlin provides a free, open-access digital competence platform designed to help businesses take their first practical steps toward circularity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die Plattform bietet leicht verst\u00e4ndliche Module, Erkl\u00e4rvideos, umfassende Leitf\u00e4den und Quizzes, die speziell auf den Gesch\u00e4ftsalltag zugeschnitten sind. Sie gibt klare Orientierung entlang der etablierten R-Strategien der Kreislaufwirtschaft und hilft Unternehmen dabei, genau den richtigen Startpunkt zu finden. Um den Schritt von der Theorie in die Praxis zu erleichtern, pr\u00e4sentiert der Hub reale, industrielle Good-Practice-Beispiele direkt aus Berlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hier gehts zur Plattform: <a href=\"https:\/\/ce-hub.berlin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ce-hub.berlin<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"electronics\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-51cb563ddc2d4a4a5b3e40ea737722f8\">Updates from Circular Electronics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Das Potenzial des Elektroschrotts in unseren Schubladen nutzen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With an estimated 170 to 200 million unused smartphones and tablets gathering dust in German households, Deutsche Telekom, Interzero, and missio Aachen are teaming up to extract these urban resources. They have relaunched the Telekom Mobile Phone Collection Center to tackle the main barrier to electronics recycling: consumers&#8217; data security fears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interzero steuert dabei die gesamte Logistikkette der R\u00fccknahme. Das umfasst die zertifizierte Datenl\u00f6schung sowie eine professionelle Pr\u00fcfung. So wird sichergestellt, dass die Ger\u00e4te entweder f\u00fcr ein zweites Leben aufbereitet oder sicher recycelt werden, um wertvolle Metalle wie Gold und Silber zur\u00fcckzugewinnen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">F\u00fcr jedes gesammelte Ger\u00e4t gehen 50 Cent an eine von zw\u00f6lf Partnerorganisationen. Dazu geh\u00f6rt auch das katholische Hilfswerk missio Aachen, das mit den Geldern Familien in Ghana unterst\u00fctzt, die in der N\u00e4he der Elektroschrott-M\u00fcllhalde Agbogbloshie leben.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-simple-link is-style-simple-link--8\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.handysammelcenter.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mehr lesen<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"packaging\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-24a5ea3ba805e16cd30920ca3bd7aff1\">Updates from Circular Packaging<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:10px\"><em>prepared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/casper-van-alfen-7310b6141\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Casper van Alfen<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Potsdam&#8217;s single-use packaging tax took effect July 1. Pressure now on Berlin.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tax applies from July 1, 2026 to all restaurants, Imbisse, caf\u00e9s with to-go offers. Whoever uses reusables pays nothing.&nbsp;A coalition of DUH, Mehrwegverband, Recup&nbsp;and 22 other organizations explicitly calls on Berlin and other Brandenburg cities to follow, and a DUH survey shows eight more Brandenburg cities interested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-simple-link is-style-simple-link--9\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.duh.de\/presse\/pressemitteilungen\/pressemitteilung\/potsdam-fuehrt-einweg-verpackungssteuer-ein-breites-buendnis-sieht-starkes-signal-fuer-weniger-einweg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mehr lesen<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PPWR becomes fully applicable on August 12th.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) taking effect, companies will face a fundamental re-organization of their processes, including packaging but also handling of data, information, and supply chains.<br>PPWR covers all packaging placed on the EU market regardless of material or origin. From that date, every packaging type needs a written EU Declaration of Conformity, the PFAS ban in food-contact packaging applies, and the minimization duty starts. Companies will have to record, document, and make information available along the supply chain in a standardised way, and data must be complete, correct, and unambiguous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-simple-link is-style-simple-link--10\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/ppwr-packaging-industry-facing-transformation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mehr lesen<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Germany&#8217;s reusable beverage quota stays far below target.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New official figures&nbsp;published this July show the reusable beverage quota stood at 34.5% in 2024, a mere 0.2 points up on the year before, against a target of 70%. The longer trend stings more: since the deposit obligation started in 2003, the quota has fallen from 63.7% to under 35%. Roughly 94 million liters of beverage did shift from single-use to reusable packaging year-on-year, so things are moving; just very slowly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-simple-link is-style-simple-link--11\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/mehrweg-bei-getraenken-bleibt-unter-dem-ziel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mehr lesen<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"construction\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-efbfb5b62171b4b84e659e2c1325bfa4\">Updates from Circular Construction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:10px\"><em>prepared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jerry-a-p\u00f3p\u00f3%E1%BB%8Dl\u00e1-mba-pm-mi-19a81b10b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jerry Popoola<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Berlin\u2019s Local Circular Construction Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Berlin Senate has passed the&nbsp; &#8220;Law for Simple Construction&#8221;&nbsp;Gesetz f\u00fcr einfaches Bauen (GEB)&nbsp;in May. Framed as a housing and cost-reduction measure for affordable housing in Berlin, the legislation is designed for the speed and volume of new builds, while also affecting the adaptive reuse of existing structures. Projects involving&nbsp;<em>Umnutzung<\/em> (repurposing\/change of use) and attic conversions are exempt from modern thermal, acoustic, and vibration retrofitting mandates for existing building parts. The primary impact for the circular sector is that&nbsp;<em>Bestandstransformation<\/em>&nbsp;is administratively simplified, which alters the regulatory conditions for demolition. Finally, this framework codifies &#8220;Building Type E,&#8221; establishing a legally recognized &#8220;simple and experimental&#8221; building category. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-simple-link is-style-simple-link--12\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.berlin.de\/rbmskzl\/aktuelles\/pressemitteilungen\/2026\/pressemitteilung.1670414.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mehr lesen<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TU Berlin progress with B(e) Ware Hub<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;Reallabor B(e) Ware, led by the Natural Building Lab at TU Berlin together with ZRS, has entered its implementation phase.&nbsp; The testing bed is expanding its scope from structural timber to include secondary components such as reclaimed steel girders. Salvaged materials harvested from regional demolition sites are cataloged and processed at a central material hub in Spandau to establish a supply pipeline for structural elements. To test blueprints for damage diagnostics and regulatory compliance, the project is implementing these secondary structures into three localized pilot builds: the TULIUM museum pavilion (Charlottenburg), a DLRG water rescue station at Lake M\u00fcggelsee, and a workshop facility in Lichtenberg.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-simple-link is-style-simple-link--13\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zrs.berlin\/en\/article\/reallabor-lab-be-ware-from-research-straight-to-implementation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mehr lesen<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Low-Tech Holz-Lehmbau Campus Nears Completion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Weissensee, architecture firm Architecture firm&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sauerbruchhutton.de\/de\/project\/bow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sauerbruch Hutton&nbsp;<\/a>and developer&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/buo.de\/bau\/forschung\/hlcb\/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23893858461&amp;gbraid=0AAAAA_jkMU5jI-ChfTfdHUs-aVne9CaBW&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwjIPSBhCCARIsABGyK7sXECl13HI_ecM__Yr_BZoMSdadsKbYqECG2y2JNh3i7HYLq7M_PJ8aAih0EALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">B&amp;O Bau<\/a>&nbsp;are nearing completion on the&nbsp;Holz-Lehmbau Campus Berlin (HLCB), a project functioning as a real-world laboratory (<em>Reallabor<\/em>) for circular, low-tech construction. The project utilized the site&#8217;s existing concrete surfaces by slicing and restacking them into new foundations to reduce new concrete usage. Designed for disassembly, the structure utilizes local pine wood, straw, and a glue-free wood-clay hybrid ceiling developed alongside Bauhaus Erde. The building regulates its climate via passive, low-tech systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-simple-link is-style-simple-link--14\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.detail.de\/de_de\/reallabor-in-berlin-das-haus-als-materiallager\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mehr lesen<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"textile\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e2ff5e557c14cb3a14ed78998f8119a8\">Updates from Textile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Berlin AI textile sorting startup reverse.fashion lands seven-figure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Das Berliner KI-Startup reverse.fashion hat sich  eine siebenstellige Erweiterung seiner Pre-Seed-Finanzierungsrunde durch den High-Tech Gr\u00fcnderfonds (HTGF) gesichert. Das im Juli 2026 bekannt gegebene Investment zielt darauf ab, einen zentralen Engpass in der textilen Kreislaufwirtschaft durch die Skalierung der automatisierten Sortiertechnologie des Unternehmens zu beheben.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">reverse.fashion entwickelt KI-basierte Systeme, die mithilfe von Computer Vision, maschinellem Lernen und moderner Sensortechnik Secondhand-Kleidung automatisch erfassen und digitalisieren. In Echtzeit analysiert das System die St\u00fccke dabei nach Kriterien wie Material, Zustand, Marke und Stil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-simple-link is-style-simple-link--15\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.htgf.de\/en\/reverse-fashion-pre-seed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read article<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published by Want to get more news about circular economy? What\u2019s moving the circular economy in Berlin this month?\u00a0We\u2019ve curated the latest policy updates, local Berlin initiatives, and Circular Economy innovations across packaging, construction, electronics and textile. 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