Designing Germany’s Circular Textile EPR System
Less than 1% of German textiles become new textiles. Carina Hofmann-Wellenhof on the recycling quota, eco-modulation and PRO design 20…
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Patrick Hypscher
26 episodes featuring this guest
Unpacking the EPR Legislation for Textiles
Sort earlier and pay less. Lawyer Alexander Sustal on how textile EPR fees, eco-modulation and 27 national schemes will reshape…
Textile Collection, Sorting & Recycling: The challenges we need to overcome
Why doesn't textile recycling pay? Louisa Hoyes on the missing business model behind collection, sorting and fiber-to-fiber recycling at scale.
How Textile EPR Will Influence Brands’ Business Model
The barrier to circular textiles is economic, not technical. Schöffel's Philipp Bonaventura on how textile EPR should reward durable, repairable…
Textile EPR in Germany: What Brands Need to Know
Who pays for circular textiles? Inside Germany's textile EPR: how producer responsibility funds collection and recycling, and why brands should…
100th Episode: Key Lessons from Six Years of Circularity.fm
Six years, 100 episodes: what circular economy founders, investors, and managers actually taught us about communication, sourcing, and who funds…
Carbon Capture: How Waste-to-Energy Cuts CO2
How does carbon capture work at a waste-to-energy plant? Jörn Jakob and Eike Diedecke (EEW) explain the Delfzijl CO2 pilot…
Business Interruption Insurance: When Circularity Pays Off
Can circular practices lower insurance premiums? Nadin Zimmermann breaks down BI premiums, climate liability, and the real business case for…
Climate Resilience: How Allianz Evaluates Supply Chains
Natural catastrophe losses rise 5-7% yearly. How Allianz uses location-level climate data to map supply chain risk, and where circular…
Circularity at Airbus: How SecondLife Cuts Waste and Costs
24,000 Airbus employees trade unused industrial assets on a digital marketplace. How SecondLife saved 160 tons of waste and 1,600…