In September 2022, the hotspot will take place in Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It will be organised by the city of Bottrop together with the research project Prosperkolleg and supported by the NRW Ministry of Economics.

The event is seen as an opportunity to make the complex topic of the circular economy tangible for a large target group. In this way, the long-term opportunities in the region of circular strategies are to be demonstrated.