Knowledge transfer: Our education cabinet

The educational cabinet aims to provide comprehensive and professional information on the topics of the environment and recycling and, in particular, the importance of recycling and the value of waste as an indispensable resource. Extensive experience from previous research projects, which included these topics, formed the basis for this. The target groups are primarily children and young people, but also young adults in education and training and, of course, all other interested parties.

The latest technologies are used alongside traditional teaching aids. VR glasses enable a realistic presentation of recycling cycles using practical examples, while a raw materials case with teaching materials shows the path of important technology metals from natural raw material to finished metal. Four teaching modules are available for practical experiments on the topic of recognising and separating recyclable materials, which the pupils can use for their own practical work. Combined into a model process chain, this involves recognising and separating ferrous and non-ferrous metals as well as various types of plastic from a waste stream.

A wide variety of exhibits also make theoretical knowledge tangible and are intended to provide visitors of all ages with new insights and exciting experiences that will be remembered for a long time. In this way, indispensable knowledge is passed on to society, which will be needed in the future in order to find solutions to the increasing dynamics of global environmental problems.