Dr. Mirja Michalscheck

Measures catalogue

End-of-life management in solar energy access projects

Enabling universal access to modern and clean forms of energy (SDG 7) ranks high on the global agenda and is supported by various donors and implementing organisations. Through these efforts, large numbers of energy access installations such as solar home systems and mini-grids are being deployed. W

Economic Measures for Packaging Waste Prevention

The main aim in packaging waste prevention must be the reduction of primary re-source use and of waste generated. To exemplify the urgency: if our plastic packag-ing use would continue to grow like it currently does, even with increased used of recyclates the requirement of virgin feedstock would st

Commonly encountered barriers and strategies for successful implementation

Barrier Analysis and Strategies for Ecolabels and Sustainable Public Procurement Implementation

The following compilation of common barriers contains a short description of each challenge and possible strategies for successfully overcoming these, including references to further information and best practices. The strategies presented here are not exhaustive and originate from the authors’ pr

Design-for-recycling (D4R) – State of play

The GIZ is implementing a global project “Support of the Export Initiative for Green Technologies” as a contribution to solving key environmental problems on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU). The BMU Export Initiative aims to export know-how available in Germany an

Internal paper prepared for the Technical Working Groups of the CAP-SEA project in partner countries

Considerations for packaging classification

The GIZ is implementing a global project “Support of the Export Initiative for Green Technologies” as a contribution to solving key environmental problems on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU). The BMU Export Initiative aims to export know-how available in Germany an