Revolutionary exhibition in Vienna: More Than Recycling” illuminates the future!

Revolutionary exhibition in Vienna: More Than Recycling” illuminates the future!

Penzing, Österreich - On June 18, 2025, the special exhibition "More Than Recycling" opened its doors in the Vienna Technical Museum. This exhibition has been committed to raising awareness of the topic of circular economy and its importance for our daily life. Implementation is carried out by interactive media stations and creative staging that bring visitors closer to solutions for current environmental and social problems.

A central goal of the exhibition is to address how to deal with resources. The question plays a role in how we can deal with lives such as nutrition, living, clothing and electronics more respectfully in our everyday life. In line with the circular economy, which is becoming increasingly important in countries such as Austria and beyond, it should be shown how important it is to avoid mountains of garbage and use resources clever. Research projects and exhibits from the museum collection combine here for an impressive experience that illuminates the topic on several levels.

interactive experiences and innovative approaches

Special attention is paid to innovative solutions such as wood-free cladding closures or rental brick walls, which are presented in the exhibition. Interactive people can deal with a gripping machine on recycling problems or develop their own future visions through the "Utopia Path". Such elements are intended to show that each: r can contribute to the improvement of our environment.

"More Than Recycling" will be shown until December 30, 2026. On the occasion of the opening, an upcycling fashion show by pupils took place on June 17, 2025: inside the art fashion design Herbststraße. This creative insert not only combines fashion with sustainability, but also stimulates the discussion about your own consumption behavior.

the need for a circular economy

The circular economy is an important concept that aims to decouple economic growth from the consumption of natural resources. In today's lifestyle that consumes many raw materials in industrialized countries and creates waste, this claim becomes increasingly pressing. Resource requirements are also growing in developing and emerging countries, which exacerbates the global problem. An increase in resource efficiency is therefore essential.

As in the BMBF, the areas of raw materials, land and water are crucial for the implementation of a circular economy. Innovative product solutions such as circularly designed smartphones and modules for electric vehicles show that there are solutions through which products can be used longer and valuable resources can be obtained.

acute challenges through waste production

according to Eurostat have significant effects on the environment, especially in the form of greenhouse gas emissions, loss of biodiversity and water stress. The waste we produce is increasingly one of the major challenges. For example, thrown away food not only burden the climate, but also the economy.

The monitoring of material consumption and waste volume are central indicators in order to measure progress towards the circular economy. The aim is to reduce the material consumption and thus also minimize waste production in a circular economy.

The exhibition "More Than Recycling" thus offers an important platform for education and discussion about these urgent topics and encourages visitors: Interior, actively becoming part of a more sustainable future.