Presentation

Waste management in Germany – The way from the waste market to the circular economy.

Odpadové hospodářství v Německu – vývoj od odpadoveho trziste k cirkularni ekonomice.

Lecturer’s Profile

Dipl.-Ing. Peter Hoffmeyer

Date & Place of birth: 13.03.1959 in Bremen
Family: Married, 5 children
Education: Graduated engineer environmental technology, University Berlin

Current position:
Chairman of the supervisory boards of Nehlsen AG and elko AG

Vita:

1988 – 1990 ….. Managing Director of city cleaning of Luanda, P.R. Angola
Since 1991 ….. Managing Director of sister companies in East Germany
1995 – 2001 ….. Managing Partner of Holding Nehlsen GmbH & Co. KG
Since 2001 ….. Chairman of Nehlsen AG
2004 – 2008 ….. President of the Federal Association of German Waste Management Industry (BDE)
2004 – 2008 ….. Vice President of European Waste Management association (FEAD)
2006 – 2009 ….. Presidium Member of BDI (German Industrial Association)
Since 2010 ….. Member of the plenum of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Since 2012 ….. President of the 7th governmental commission of Lower Saxony
Since 2013 ….. Honourable senator of the University of Bremen
Since 2015 ….. Chairman of the supervisory board elko AG, Bremen

Organization’s Profile

Nehlsen is a future-oriented company with the core business areas of recycling, waste management and cleaning.

Since its foundation in 1923 until today, we have always successfully faced new challenges. Since environmental and climate issues are particularly close to our hearts, we and our approximately 2,500 employees at over 60 national and international locations work daily to provide innovative and resource-saving services.

We offer tailor-made, efficient and inexpensive waste management solutions for every type of waste and have been able to establish ourselves as one of the largest waste management companies in Germany over the years. Due to our innovative plants, we are able to obtain new secondary raw materials from more and more waste, which are made available to industry for various purposes. On these pages you can read more about Nehlsen, about the company’s almost 100-year history and about our company philosophy.

Since the foundation of the company by Karl Nehlsen the company has been family owned.