The "Fundamental issues of resource management" working group deals with all technical, economic, legal and political issues relating to waste management:

• Future position on recycling
• The relationship between recycling and resource scarcity
• Tasks of recycling within sustainable waste management The relationship of recycling to climate protection and the energy transition International classification of recycling in Germany

Planned sequence of topics:

• Definitions and evaluation criteria Biowaste
• Plastics Metals

Theaim of the working group is to achieve an external impact with the results of its work - publication of impulse papers