Daniel Hinchliffe

Special Expertise

Main areas of research:

• Circular economy, waste management and recycling
• Sustainable products and consumption
• International cooperation and development policy

Topics:

• Circular Economy, e-waste, battery recycling
• Product policy instruments (national, EU, international): Ecodesign, extended producer responsibility, energy label, eco-label, Basel Convention
• Sustainability cooperation with emerging economies
• Resources and global material cycles
• Innovative approaches

Methods:

• Transdisciplinary sustainability research
• Stakeholder processes/networks
• Moderation, Trainings

Key projects

• Production of guidance documents on various topics across sectors, e.g. e-waste and batteries management, waste to energy, pre- and co-processing of waste in cement kilns, digital approaches to circular economy

• Trainings on recycling and e-waste management (webinar series, e-waste academies, business bootcamp, train the trainers)
• Supporting international/EU political processes and positioning, set up of and coordination of international expert networks

Language Skills

English (mother tongue), German, Spanish