Sustainable Products & Material Flows

Katja Moch

Senior Researcher

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Katja Moch

Sustainable Products & Material Flows
Senior Researcher
Freiburg
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Plastics

Scoping study of specific product groups identified as possible priorities under ESPR

10/09/2024

The Ecodesign for sustainable products regulation (ESPR, EU 2024/17811) aims to make sustainable production and use of products the norm in Europe. The implementation will be based on working plans, with the first one being published within 9 months after entry into force. In this working plan the
Consumption and sufficiency

Textile recycling - status quo and current developments

12/22/2023

This report provides a detailed overview of the currently known technologies for fibre-to-fibre recycling of textiles as well as their strengths and weaknesses. The authors differentiate between mechanical recycling, solvent-based purification, depolymerisation and feedstock recycling. With a share
Consumption and sufficiency

Strategy and technical advice on the circular economy and fibres within the framework of the EU Textile Strategy

08/29/2023

On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is implementing the Sustainable Consumption sector project, under which the three instruments Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (BnT), Green Button (GK) and
Consumption and sufficiency

The new Ecodesign Regulation: requirements for the ecodesign of textiles and the possible transfer to an ecodesign label

05/01/2023

The aim of the research project is, on the one hand, to develop possible graduated ecodesign requirements for textiles, to transfer these into an ecodesign label and to accompany the European processes within the framework of the new European Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation for the pr
Sustainable production and consumption

Steering and steadiness of the stakeholder process and support in the development and implementation of a national circular economy strategy

02/28/2023

The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMVU) is developing a national circular economy strategy. In this project, the Öko-Institut and its partners (Wuppertal Institute and ifok) support the strategy development by accompanying and sta
Waste management

Support to the preparation of a new legislation on the design, production and end-of-life treatment of vehicles (replacing Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-live vehicles and Directive 2005/64/EC on the type-approval of motor vehicles

02/09/2023

The European Commission is planning to adopt in 2023 a legislative proposal revising the Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), and its corresponding Directive 2005/64/EC on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to their reusability, recyclability and recoverability. The joi

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Recent projects

Scoping study of specific product groups identified as possible priorities under ESPR

Textile recycling - status quo and current developments

Strategy and technical advice on the circular economy and fibres within the framework of the EU Textile Strategy

The new Ecodesign Regulation: requirements for the ecodesign of textiles and the possible transfer to an ecodesign label

Steering and steadiness of the stakeholder process and support in the development and implementation of a national circular economy strategy

Support to the preparation of a new legislation on the design, production and end-of-life treatment of vehicles (replacing Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-live vehicles and Directive 2005/64/EC on the type-approval of motor vehicles

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Recent projects

Scoping study of specific product groups identified as possible priorities under ESPR

Textile recycling - status quo and current developments

Strategy and technical advice on the circular economy and fibres within the framework of the EU Textile Strategy

The new Ecodesign Regulation: requirements for the ecodesign of textiles and the possible transfer to an ecodesign label

Steering and steadiness of the stakeholder process and support in the development and implementation of a national circular economy strategy

Support to the preparation of a new legislation on the design, production and end-of-life treatment of vehicles (replacing Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-live vehicles and Directive 2005/64/EC on the type-approval of motor vehicles

Recent publications

Policy instruments to ensure reuse in the EU

Blue Angel eco-label for textiles

Study to support the sustainable products initiative

Study to Support the Impact Assessment for the Review of Directive 2000/53/EC on End-of-Life Vehicles

Advancing REACH - REACH and substitution

Responsible Use of New Genetic Engineering Techniques

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Sustainable research and consultancy on a new footing

Better soil management: Which funding approaches have a positive effect on climate mitigation?