Material Matters

Thomas Rau and Sabine Oberhuber present a forward-thinking economic model in which the consumer is no longer an owner but a user, materials gain rights, and waste becomes a thing of the past. In an engaging and comprehensible manner, the authors clarify complex relationships and introduce the reader to a new way of thinking that we need to become sustainable.

This book offers an easily understandable and practical vision for the Circular Economy from the perspective of two individuals who play a key role in its realization.

Today's products are tomorrow's resources if we use them wisely. This book shows us the way.

This book is a bold vision and a manual for a 21st-century economy, a wake-up call.

It serves as an important alert against the fallacy of post-materialism and against a blind continuation of the status quo.

This book presents interesting proposals on how the economy could align with truly sustainable consumption and how effective circular economy can function. A must-read!

Never before has the story of using instead of owning been told in such an exciting and understandable way.