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Founded in 2000, Kummer EcoConsult specializes in environmental law and policy, with a focus on the international dimension of sustainable materials management and the Circular Economy. With many years of experience at all levels, from global negotiating processes to implementation at the country level, we provide support and advice to government agencies, international organizations, commercial enterprises, business associations, and public interest groups.
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Global Recycling Day promotes recyclables as the 7th resource – and the only one that is not finite
Launched by the Bureau of International Recycling, the first Global Recycling Day was celebrated on 18 March 2018. Building on the recent surge of interest in the Circular Economy and similar concepts, it will help make the vision of turning wastes into resources...
Discussing the value of recycling with the Director General of UNIDO
What was a dream for me 10 years ago is now happening: top leaders are embracing the notion of waste as a valuable resource rather than a costly problem. In yesterday’s discussion between the Director General of UNIDO and the President and Director General of BIR, the...
Circular economy will work if supported by favourable and efficient national laws
The recent success of the circular economy approach to materials management is nothing short of amazing: it appears to be omnipresent these days. In June, the first World Circular Economy Forum took place in Helsinki, with the aim of kick-starting the transition...