FINEST has reached its halftime.

So we thought it’s time to give a first public overview on the results so far, and get into a discussion.

The FINEST FORUM#1 “Beyond Recycling” aims to gather experts from industry, academia, authorities and
politics for an intense exchange on ways  to follow the path to a more sustainable circular economy for fine-grained residual material streams.

Date: June 11th, 2025 – 10 am to 5:15 pm
Venue: Hans-Grade-Saal, Forum Adlershof, Rudower Chaussee 24, Berlin

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10:00 Welcoming – Bernd Rech (Director of HZB)

10:15 The FINEST Story – Jens Gutzmer (Director HIF) – 2025_06_11_FINEST_story

10:30  Impulse Talks 

10:30 The National Circular Economy Strategy – Henning Wilts (Wuppertal-Institut)

10:50 CRM Supply through Circularity – Britta Bookhagen (DERA/BGR)

11:10 Cradle to Cradle – CE with quality? – Nora Griefahn (C2C)

 

11:30 Coffee Break

12:00 Plenary Session: Towards a more Sustainable Circular Economy of Fines

13:00 Lunch Break & Gallery Walk: Hall of FINEST Fame (Poster Presentations) – FINEST PhD Candidates

14:30 Transfer Session

14:30 Impulse Speech – Thies Johanssen (TU Berlin)

15:00 Franziska Lederer (HZDR)

15:10 Axel Zentner (Landesamt für Umwelt, Landwirtschaft und Geologie)

15:20 Jonathan Engelhardt (HZDR)

15:30 Coffee Break

16:00 Plenary Discussion: How CE Innovations Meet Reality?

17:00 Poster Award Ceremony & Closing – Stefan Dirlich (HZDR)

17:15 Get-Together with finest snacks & drinks