Sustainable Material Cycles 2

 

Learning objectives:

The aim is to build up a fundamental understanding of anthropogenic material flows, especially their systematics, value chains and possibilities of recycling. Students will gain an overview of the development of the raw material sector and circular economy as well as knowledge of the mechanisms of free and regulated markets and the recycling industry including its legal basis and organizational structure.

Further learning objectives include:

• Knowledge of material systems
• In-depth knowledge of the most important raw material consumers and the respective importance of secondary raw materials
• Technical requirements for secondary raw materials (focus on requirements profile by producers)

 

Content:

• steel and iron
• non-ferrous metals: aluminium
• non-ferrous metals: copper
• building material/demolition waste
• wood

Furthermore:

• Recycling Law
• Duty to transfer, differentiation between recovery and disposal
• Framework conditions of steel recycling
• Disposal of mineral waste, GewerbeabfallVO
• AltholzV, EEG and BiomasseV