Recycling, re-use, and remanufacturing are central sustainable development strategies. In most cases, they save both: […]
Category: Material Cycle
The lifetime of materials in the technosphere
We often hear the claim that metals can be recycled indefinitely often, without loss of […]
Wanted: Lead Indicators for the Circular Economy in Organizations
The circular economy now has a guiding standard for its implementation in organizations. It is […]
Wie Nachhaltig ist die FreiburgCup?
Im November 2016 hat die Abfallwirtschaft und Stadtreinigung Freiburg GmbH (ASF) die FreiburgCup als Alternative […]
Young researcher seminar on Material Flow Analysis and sustainable material cycles
on June 12 and 13th, IEF hosted a 1 1/2 day workshop on Material Flow […]
Inclusion of consumption as a way to fix the problem of free allocations in emissions trading – An application of material flow cost accounting to climate policy
Summary: A new policy proposal submitted by Karsten Neuhoff and colleagues recommends charging consumers of […]
Visit of Prof. Yasushi Kondo at IEF
Last month, IEF was honoured to host Yasushi Kondo, professor of Econometrics at the Faculty […]