Creating value from rubble

Ukraine’s circular economy-based reconstruction strategy

Ukraine has to rebuild whilst at war – and for that very reason cannot afford to waste resources needlessly. It is precisely when rebuilding a country after massive destruction that the circular economy takes on strategic importance.

In the special issue on the circular economy of *forum future economy* magazine, Karin Huber-Heim describes how, of all things, a state of emergency has given rise to a model from which the construction and waste management sectors in the DACH region have much to learn.