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Ressourcen- und Klimaschutz bei der Verwertung von Schrotten

In the organizer's words:

Lecture series in cooperation between Zero Waste Köln e.V. and VHS Köln

This lecture is part of the European Week for Waste Prevention (22.-30.11.25), which this year is dedicated to the prevention of electronic waste.

Waste electrical and electronic equipment is one of the fastest growing waste streams. This includes cell phones, computers, televisions, household appliances, but also lamps, medical devices and photovoltaic modules. E-waste contains materials that can cause significant environmental and health problems if they are not disposed of properly. Modern electronics also contain rare and expensive resources that can be recycled and reused.

Dr.-Ing. Helmut Spoo and Dirk Wiescher, Dr. Spoo Umwelt-Consulting, Aachen, talk about how we can avoid electronic waste in Europe and sustainably recycle unavoidable waste electrical and electronic equipment. Innovative separation, sorting and processing methods are used to recover supply-critical raw materials such as rare earth metals, tantalum or platinum group metals and return them to the economic cycle. This helps to reduce our dependence on imports. "Product mining is a new approach to understanding today's products as valuable raw material deposits. By recovering secondary raw materials, it also helps to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Our Zero Waste presentations

Zero waste - that sounds ambitious! More and more people and organizations are taking on the goal of saving resources and doing business more sustainably.

Translated, zero waste means "no waste". At the same time, it can be translated as "no waste". We want to draw attention to this and highlight alternatives that affect more than just our everyday lives.

Together with the VHS Cologne and various speakers, Zero Waste Cologne is offering a series of lectures aimed at both private individuals and professionals.

All lectures can be found at zerowastekoeln.de/vortraege

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Price information:

Free of charge and no registration required.

Location

VHS Studienhaus Cäcilienstraße 35 50667 Köln

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