Dr. Olaf Wirth
- 1992-1994: Comprehensive University Kassel, intermediate degree in Biology
- 1994-1999: University of Cologne, Diploma in Biology, Zoology/Ecology (major)
- 1999-2001: Research associate at the Zoology/Ecology department of the University of Cologne
- 2001-2005: Technical University Hamburg-Harburg: PhD; scientific co-worker in the group “technical microbiology”
- 2006-2007: Chamber of Crafts, Hamburg, Qualification course: “Integrated Management” covering subjects from quality management systems, environmental management systems to occupational safety
- 2007-2008: Technical expert at DEKRA Umwelt GmbH, Ulm
- Since 2008 employee of Ökopol
- Since 2017 associate of Ökopol
Main focus of work
Chemicals Policy, Environmental Policy Environmentally Sound Products and Product Systems, Resources and Circular Economy
Chemicals Policy
- Consulting of public authorities, associations and companies on the implementation of European chemicals legislation (REACH, CLP, POP-Regulation)
Environmentally Sound Products and Product Systems
- Development of product group specific criteria for environmentally sound products in the context of ecolabeling (e.g. German Blue Angel)
Resources and Recycling Economy
- Development and conceptional work on ecological and economically feasible solutions for waste and resource related issues, assessment of pollutants in waste streams
Ausgewählte Referenzen
| Title | Client, Project leader, Project partner | Duration |
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Chemicals policy |
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| Minimisation of the use of biocidal products - Evaluation and recommandations of biocide free alternatives (FKZ 3718 67 421 0) |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Hydrotox GmbH, Freiburg (DE) Project partner: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2019 – 2022 |
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Market research and documentation of adhesion and sealant products Short description |
Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2019 – 2021 |
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Advancing REACH: Interlinks between REACH processes (AP5.6) (FKZ: 3717 67 410 0) Short description |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2018 – 2021 |
| Advancing REACH: assessement of consulatation processes under REACH (AP 5.5) (FKZ: 3717 67 410 0) |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2018 – 2021 |
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Advancing REACH: SVHC-identification and Authorisation (AP 5.4) (FKZ: 3717 67 410 0) Short description |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2018 – 2021 |
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Advancing REACH: Restrictions under REACH (AP5.1) (FKZ: 3717 67 410 0) Short description |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2018 – 2021 |
| Scientific representation in the working group "sustainable chemicals policy" in the 8. Gouvermental Commission of Lower Saxony |
Commission of the Lower Saxonian Government, Hannover (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2018 – 2021 |
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Proposals for the further development of the EU chemicals regulation after 2018 and related implementation strategies (FKZ: 3717 67 410 0) Short description |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: FoBiG Forschungs- und Beratungsinstitut Gefahrstoffe GmbH, Freiburg (DE); Öko-Institut e.V., Freiburg (DE); Risk & Policy Analysts Ltd (RPA), Loddon (UK); Sonderforschungsgruppe Institutionenanalyse - Sofia e.V. (Hochschule Darmstadt) (DE) |
2018 – 2021 |
| Support on the revision of the database "SUBSPORTplus" |
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Dortmund (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2019 – 2020 |
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Market research and documentation of paint stripper products BRF-No. 14.2-1157856 Short description |
Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2019 – 2020 |
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Chemical Safety Management Training Hub for Chemical Users (Project number: 2017-1-PL01-KA202-038432) Short description |
Erasmus+ EU-Programm für allgemeine und berufliche Bildung, Jugend und Sport, Bonn (DE) Project leader: Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Lodz (PL) Project partner: Astiki Mikerdoskopiki Etaireia PROLEPSIS Institut, Athen (GR); Fundatia ROMTENS, Bukarest (RO); Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE); POLITECHNIKA LODZKA, Lodz (PL) |
2017 – 2020 |
| Investigation on the legal consequences of classification and labelling according to Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP) in the frame of an update and a partial revision of legal acts contained in a database with the name "legal consequences of classification" |
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Berlin (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2018 – 2019 |
| Legal compliance for plastics recycling under current REACH and Waste legislation - Guidance and position paper on the basis of practical recycling examples |
BKV GmbH, Frankfurt am Main (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2016 – 2019 |
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Development of informative web-sites for small and medium-sized enterprises on SVHC in articles Short description |
Landesanstalt für Umwelt, Messungen und Naturschutz Baden-Wuerttemberg (LUBW), Karlsruhe (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: eco-media kommunikation, Hamburg (DE) |
2016 – 2019 |
| Potential SVHC in the environment and articles - Data collection in the preparation of a restriction proposal on PFC (FKZ 3716 64 4151) |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: Swerea IVF, Mölndal (SE) |
2016 – 2019 |
| REACH post 2018 - under special considerartion of the regulatory options "restriction" and "authorisation" (Project No. 021/16) |
Federal Ministry for Economy and Energy (BmWi), Berlin (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: Risk & Policy Analysts Ltd (RPA), Loddon (UK) |
2016 – 2018 |
| E-learning eREACH - Support for REACH actors (FKZ: 3714 67 416 2) |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2014 – 2017 |
| Organisation of an international workshop on the regulation strategy for short chain per and polyfluorinated chemicals (Projektnr. 71709) |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: Swerea IVF, Mölndal (SE) |
2016 |
| Monitoring Impacts of REACH on Innovation, Competitiveness and SMEs (ENTR/No 351/PP/ENT/IMA/13/111216) |
European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry, Brussels (BE) Project leader: Centre for Strategy & Evaluation Services (CSES), Kent (UK) Project partner: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE); Risk & Policy Analysts Ltd (RPA), Loddon (UK) |
2014 – 2015 |
| Guidance for authorities on the enforcement of restrictions according to REACH Annex XVII |
Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Sachsen-Anhalt, Magdeburg (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2014 – 2015 |
| SAICM national stakeholder conference and workshop - assistance with the organisation, performance and documentation (project no. 42603) |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2014 |
| REACH support for actors in constituing and maintaining REACH expertise - Workshop series (FKZ 3711 67 430) |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: Öko-Institut e.V., Freiburg (DE) |
2011 – 2014 |
| Socio-economic analysis in practice: Development of best practices and quality standards on SEAs as part of a restriction proposal under REACH (FKZ: 3710 65 417) |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: Risk & Policy Analysts Ltd (RPA), Loddon (UK); Sonderforschungsgruppe Institutionenanalyse - Sofia e.V. (Hochschule Darmstadt) (DE) |
2010 – 2013 |
| Working committee "European Chemicals Legislation" |
Commission of the Lower Saxonian Government, Hannover (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2007 – 2012 |
| REACH-Hamburg, organisation of a competence and promotion network for REACH in Hamburg |
Several business companies of Hamburg Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
since 2011 |
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Update of the National Implementation Plan of the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) (FKZ: 360 01 056) |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: Dr. Roland Weber (DE) |
2010 – 2011 |
| ECHA Service Request on Exposure Based Waiving, Strictly Controlled Conditions and Conditions Controlling Release from Article Matrices |
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), Helsinki (FI) Project leader: DHI Water & Environment, Hørsholm (DK) Project partner: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2009 – 2010 |
| Impacts of REACH on plastics recycling (FKZ: 3708 31 305/01) |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2008 – 2009 |
Resources and Recycling Economy |
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Technical assistance with a view to preparing an amendment of the List of Waste in the context of the new WFD and CLP (Study Contract No 070307/2010/578781/ETU/C2) Short description |
European Commission, DG Environment, Brussels (BE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2011 – 2012 |
| Elaboration of an action plan for waste reduction, module 1 (2010) "Identification of priority mass flows resp. industry branches relevant for waste reduction in Schleswig-Holstein" |
Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Areas of the State Schleswig-Holstein (MLUR), Kiel (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2011 |
Environmental Management |
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ÖKOPROFIT® - Introductory programme for enterprises in Hamburg 2022/2024 Short description Ökoprofit - City of Hamburg (German) |
Behörde für Umwelt, Klima, Energie und Agrarwirtschaft (BUKEA), Hamburg (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2022 – 2024 |
Environmental policy |
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Workshop for Revision of the "Seveso II" Directive (2003/105/EC): Requirements for an Extension of the Substances List Workshop Documentation (German) European Commission Website on Seveso Directive |
Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Berlin (DE) Project leader: GFI Umwelt Gesellschaft für Infrastruktur und Umwelt mbH, Bonn (DE) Project partner: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2009 |
Environmentally Sound Products and Product Systems |
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| Research and development of new product groups and related criteria for the "Blue Angel" environment label (FKZ: 3717 37 314 0) |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: Hydrotox GmbH, Freiburg (DE), DBFZ gGmbH, Leipzig (DE) |
2017 – 2021 |
| Further development of the Blue Angel: New ecolabels and dynamization of existing basic award criteria (FKZ 3714 95 305 0) Sub projects: Printers, module system for future awarding criteria, Take back mobile phones, acrylic glass, textiles, shoes, lubricants, recycling plastics |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: Hydrotox GmbH, Freiburg (DE); Ifeu Institut für Energie und Umweltforschung GmbH, Heidelberg (DE); IÖW Institut für ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung gGmbH, Berlin (DE) |
2014 – 2019 |
| Further development of the "Blue Angel" programme by implementation of new product labels and dynamic elements in existing labels for the product groups: street lighting, toys, paintboxes (FKZ: 3713 95 322) |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Öko-Institut e.V., Freiburg (DE) Project partner: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2013 – 2017 |
| Development of the Blue Angel eco-label: Expertises on the creation of new and the dynamisation of existing eco-labels (FKZ 3712 95 338 1) |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: Hydrotox GmbH, Freiburg (DE) |
2013 – 2016 |
| Further development of the environmental label Blue Angel: Expertise on the development of new and revision of existing environmental labels for innovative product groups (FKZ: 3709 95 302): plastic casings, digital projectors, wood pellet stoves, wood chip installations, gas and electricity-powered heat pumps, small-scale liquid/gas-fired cogeneration modules, hot water storage tanks, biological lubricants as well as development of a communication strategie for new target groups and execution of a strategy workshop |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) Project partner: IÖW Institut für ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung gGmbH, Berlin (DE); Chambers Redeker Sellner Dahs Partnerschaftsgesellschaft, Berlin (DE); WKKW GmbH, Berlin (DE) |
2009 – 2013 |
| Biological lubricants - Expertise on the revision of existing environmental labels for innovative product groups (FKZ: 3709 95 302) |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2012 |
| Requirements towards design and re-use of plastic casings (Blue Angel Subproject FKZ: 3709 95 302) |
German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau (DE) Project leader: Ökopol GmbH, Hamburg (DE) |
2010 – 2011 |
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