The Circular Economy – Concept and Facts
Prof. Dr. Hans Wiesmeth, Prof. emer., Technical University of Dresden, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics
Introductory Remarks: This first part of the textbook on the circular economy introduces the concept and explains the economic background and its close relationship to a sustainable development and the waste hierarchy. Relevant environmental regulations are briefly introduced, important paragraphs addressed, whereas examples show that current attempts to implement certain features of a circular economy by means of this legislation still pose a serious challenge.