WIR recyceln Fasern (WIRreFa)

With the WIRreFa-sub-project "Collection and sorting of waste and recyclable materials containing fibres", we are aiming to bringing together waste containing fibres from a wide range of industries and waste sources by implementing a logistical system on regional scale. We consider the quality of fibre-containing waste and the associated opportunities to use it as a secondary raw material in new products. To this end, a corresponding network will be used and further expanded in the "Elbe Valley Saxony" region.

A process chain analyses of the collection, processing and reuse of fibre-containing materials as well as the economic and ecological assessments of these process chains provide a central knowledge base for this. The focus of the IOER team is on analyzing process chains and their ecological assessment. Effects on the conservation of raw materials and the climate are of particular importance.

Methodologically, we apply a "continuous material flow analysis" (cMFA), which is based on a bottom-up principle and closes the gap between outflows and inflows via process chain analyses. The analyses are carried out directly on site in close dialogue with practical partners involved in the project. In addition, the analyses are linked to further in-depth investigations along the process chains, which are carried out in other sub-projects of the network.