Turning Waste into Opportunity: The Genesis Project
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

In the Genesis project, Bochum researchers Felix Großwendt (left), Michelle Treppmann (second from left) and Sebastian Weber (right) are collaborating, among others, with Monica Keszler (second from right) from Forschungszentrum Jülich. © RUB, Marquard
Supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection and in partnership with the University of Wuppertal, RWTH Aachen University and industry leaders, this initiative is paving the way for an energy-efficient circular economy of critical raw materials.
Together, they're proving that waste is too valuable for the trash can.