Montanuni brings “Upcycling Live” to Vienna

With the project “Upcycling LiveOn the national holiday, the Montanuniversität showed how useful and creative it is to create special products from used drink cans. The aim of this campaign is to reduce resource consumption and raise awareness of sustainability and the circular economy.

The action gave rise to a concept A circular economy for visitors to the open day to experience the site for themselves and invited them to take an active part in the recycling process. The mobile process developed by the University of Montana made it possible an innovative form of recycling directly at the event site and impressively demonstrated how technology can be communicated to a wide audience in a simple and understandable way. At the same time, the Montanuniversität managed to arouse a wide interest in its activities among visitors technical courses to wake up

“Upcycling Live” project: Creativity meets sustainability

The Montanuniversität Leoben has been increasing its efforts for years stability and A circular economyespecially through their extended range Recycling initiativeswhich was extended in the summer of 2024. Montanuniversity has already been successfully represented by its creative recycling project at major events such as the X-Jam school tour and the FreQuency FM4 Festival. Not only did the project significantly contribute to… Avoiding waste at large eventsbut it also provided a unique perspective on the tactical concepts and innovative technologies from the University of Montan. Visitors were invited to participate themselves and find solutions for future global challenges. In this way, the Montanuni not only actively contributes to sustainability, but also promotes it creative science communication.

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