Introduction
Kiel, Germany
In Kiel, circularity is becoming a shared culture, led by Anschar, Zero Waste Kiel, and Heinrich Böll Foundation Schleswig-Holstein. Through community repair and upcycling festivals and circular design programmes, the city encourages residents, entrepreneurs, creatives and NGOs to rethink how materials are used.
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Specific Case Studies
Pilots in this city
Circular lifestyle
Kiel Repair and Upcycling Festival
A hands-on festival for repair, reuse, workshops and circular everyday skills.
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Incubation
Kiel’s Circular Design Journey
A two-part design programme: a junkyard-metal short project and a strategic module on circular design.
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Circular city guide
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Latest News from Kiel
Project news
From Waste to Valuable Material: The 2026 Repair & Upcycling Festival in Kiel Celebrates Circularity
On May 9th, the Anschar Campus in Kiel transformed into vivid proof that waste is often just a matter of perspective. “Was that an elephant in the building just now?” — many visitors asked in bewilderment. The loud trumpeting wasn’t an animal, but the soundtrack of the repair and upcycling festival, where children and young people created new musical instruments from old objects. Over 600 visitors used the sunny Saturday not just to observe, but to actively participate in over 25 interactive formats. The workshops showed how new functions and aesthetics can emerge from broken laptops, old wood, damaged bicycles, and plastic remnants.
Repair and Upcycling festival in Kiel: a vibrant celebration of circular economy
On 10 May our Kiel project partners — Anscharcampus, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung and Zero Waste Kiel e.V. — hosted an inspiring and energetic Repair & Upcycling Festival, drawing over 750 visitors who came together to embrace sustainable practices and advance the ethos of the circular economy.