IAB WEIMAR

Circular economy: IAB inaugurates recycling pilot station

If the materials used for building are reused after their original use, i.e. a waste product becomes a secondary raw material, then we talk about recycling of building materials. Returning secondary raw materials to a new production process is one of the major challenges of 21st century. The closed-loop circulation and the development of innovations in the field of recycling technology belong to the central and demanding subjects of research of IAB Weimar. „In particular, the step from research to practice is not always easy to take,“ says Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Palzer, director of the institute....

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