The Circular Economy Hub Berlin is a digital platform focused on industrial circular economy in Berlin. It is designed as a practical guide for companies, offering knowledge, tools, examples and networking formats to help businesses shift from linear production models to closed material cycles. Its stated aim is to strengthen circular economy skills in the city’s industrial base and support companies in embedding circular strategies into product development, material selection, manufacturing, use and recycling.
The project positions circularity as part of Berlin’s economic and climate agenda. On its website, the hub links industrial circular economy to Germany’s climate-neutrality target for 2045 and argues that longer product life, repairability and reuse can reduce raw material demand, waste and operating costs. It also frames Berlin as a suitable environment for this transition, citing the city’s diverse industrial structure, research landscape and startup ecosystem.
The hub’s content is tailored to Berlin and the surrounding economic area of Berlin-Brandenburg. It includes a circular economy model, explanations of the R-strategies from Refuse and Rethink through Recycle and Recover, and practical guidance for companies. It also highlights best practices from successful circular value chains and offers digital exchange formats to connect industry actors. A news section points to thematic deep dives, including one on the “Masterplan Industriestadt Berlin” and circular economy.
The website imprint identifies Technische Universität Berlin, Faculty V – Mechanical Engineering and Transport Systems, Institute of Machine Tools and Factory Management (IWF), Department of Sustainable Corporate Development, as the operator. The contact person listed is Felix von Amelunxen. The hub is therefore rooted in Berlin’s university and innovation ecosystem, while its operational focus remains firmly local and industrial.