{"id":19761,"date":"2025-03-25T06:47:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T05:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interzero.at\/blog\/austria-overshoot-day-our-resource-budget-is-exhausted\/"},"modified":"2025-03-28T13:57:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T12:57:29","slug":"austria-overshoot-day-our-resource-budget-is-exhausted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interzero.at\/en\/blog\/austria-overshoot-day-our-resource-budget-is-exhausted\/","title":{"rendered":"Austrian Overshoot Day: Our resource budget is exhausted!"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”199297″]Every year the Global Footprint Network<\/span><\/b> calculates<\/span>when a country’s natural resources will be exhausted for the current year. In Austria, this date will already be reached on March 29, 2025 \u2013 <\/span>much too early<\/span><\/b>From this point until the end of the year, we will consume more than our ecosystem can regenerate. This is unsustainable. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n But the good news is:<\/span> We have the power to postpone this day<\/span><\/b> !<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n As a leading company in the circular economy, we are committed<\/span> to a world without waste<\/span><\/b> Recycling and reusing materials protects the planet, reduces greenhouse gas emissions and helps <\/span>to delay Overshoot Day<\/span><\/b> .<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n The circular economy is the key \u2013 for greater sustainability, resource security and cost efficiency.<\/p>\n Everyone can make a contribution \u2013 but business and politics are needed!<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n Achieving sustainable change requires more than individual actions. Companies and policymakers must act together to strengthen the circular economy and create incentives for sustainable business. <\/span> [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=”2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”214706″]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_button button_color=”color-263416″ border_width=”0″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Finterzero.at%2Fen%2Fsustainability%2F|title:Sustainable%20initiatives|” uncode_shortcode_id=”183820″ button_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Learn more about our initiatives & sustainable solutions[\/vc_button][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h3″ text_size=”h3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”111411″]Current news<\/strong>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_row_inner limit_content=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image media=”19715″ media_width_percent=”100″ media_ratio=”four-three” uncode_shortcode_id=”182958″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”588470″]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image media=”19750″ media_width_percent=”100″ media_ratio=”vier-drei” uncode_shortcode_id=”146954″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”134337″]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image media=”19752″ media_width_percent=”100″ media_ratio=”vier-drei” uncode_shortcode_id=”166183″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”162121″]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ back_color=”color-lxmt” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”171404″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_separator sep_color=”” uncode_shortcode_id=”114130″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”120947″]<\/p>\n About Interzero:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Interzero is one of the leading service providers for closing product, material, and logistics cycles, as well as an innovation leader in plastics recycling with the largest sorting capacity in Europe. Under the guiding principle of “zero waste solutions,” the company supports over 80,000 customers across Europe in the responsible handling of recyclable materials, helping them improve their own sustainability performance and conserve primary resources. With around 2,000 employees, the company generates sales of over one billion euros (2021). According to Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Interzero’s recycling activities saved 1.2 million tons of greenhouse gases and 11.1 million tons of primary raw materials compared to primary production in 2023 alone. As a pioneer of the circular economy, Interzero is the recipient of the 2024 German Sustainability Award and the associated special prize in the transformation field of “Resources.” Further information can be found at www.interzero.at<\/strong><\/a> .<\/p>\n<\/div>\nWhy is Country Overshoot Day a problem?<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/h3>\n
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Interzero: Let\u2019s postpone the date!<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/h3>\n
How can we make a difference together?<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/h3>\n
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Take action now and postpone Austrian Overshoot Day! <\/b><\/h2>\n
Digital Waste Management:<\/strong><\/a>
\n Simple, transparent, efficient<\/h4>\nORWAK FLEX 1100:<\/strong><\/a>
\n Efficient, Sustainable, Space-Saving<\/h4>\nPackaging collection quotas 2024:<\/strong><\/a>
\n Austria increases recycling by 4%<\/h4>\n