{"id":10458,"date":"2023-10-05T15:29:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T13:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forschungregion.de\/moving-beyond-a-throw-away-society\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T11:38:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T09:38:07","slug":"moving-beyond-a-throw-away-society","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.forschungregion.de\/en\/the-forschungregion\/sciecons\/moving-beyond-a-throw-away-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving Beyond a Throw-away Society"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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If it can\u2019t be reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished, redesigned, resold, recycled, or composted, then it should be restricted, redesigned, or removed from production. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Technische Universit\u00e4t Clausthal – Research for a Sustainable Circular Economy<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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In times of climate change, Technische Universit\u00e4t Clausthal (TU Clausthal) is focusing on a modern energy and resource supply: moving away from the throwaway society and towards a sustainable circular economy.<\/p>

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The three dimensions of sustainability – environment, society, and economy \u2013 are crucial for realizing the energy and resource transition, as well as the broader transformation of society.At TU Clausthal, the circular economy is a guiding theme across research, teaching, and knowledge transfer, providing a unifying framework for innovation. This approach extends into the region as well: in 2022, South-East Lower Saxony became part of the EU\u2019s Circular Cities and Regions Initiative. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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For TU Clausthal<\/a>, the topic of Circular Economy forms the thematic umbrella in research, teaching and transfer.<\/p>

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