Astrid Allesch

Dipl.-Ing.Dr. Astrid Allesch is a researcher at the Institute of Waste Management and Circularity under the Department of Landscape, Water and Infrastructure at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU). Her work focuses on waste engineering, recycling technologies, landfill systems, waste prevention, and contaminated site remediation.

She has presented extensively on topics like material flow analysis for waste systems, tire wear particle pollution, circular economy strategies, and beverage deposit schemes. Her research emphasizes transdisciplinary collaboration and environmental sustainability.

• Key publication themes: Waste Systems Optimization, Plastic Additive Lifecycle, Microplastic Pollution, and Policy Benchmarking.