As of: 12.08.2009Support offered to interested international parties by the Export Initiative Recycling and Efficiency Technologies

The export initiative supports international companies and institutions interested in German waste management and recycling technologies and services by offering the following services:

• Information on the latest in German waste management and recycling technologies (see section    Germany)
• Information on the stakeholders of Germany’s waste management and recycling sector (see sections    partner institutions,    company directories, and    general information on the RETEch network)
• Support in finding German business partners through the RETech portal (   RETech company directory,    bulletin board, integrated    e-trade-center functionality) and the initiative’s    focal point
• Procuration of contacts to German industry experts for international events
• Organization of contacts to German companies offering visits of their waste treatment or recycling plants

Please contact the RETech initiative’s    focal point if we can assist you with any questions regarding German waste management and recycling technologies and services. The focal point can be reached through the internet portal (   contact form), and by telephone, email and letter (for contact details, see    imprint).

For additional information on German environmental technologies and markets in English, please visit:

•    Cleaner Production Germany internet portal
•    Information on waste management by the Fed. Ministry for the Environment
•    PIUS internet portal
•    German Business Portal

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