Pascal Hugo – Specialist journalism, editing, app development
Making the circular economy understandable.
For almost 20 years I have been one of the leading voices in specialist journalism on the circular economy and waste-to-energy – today as editorial director of CIRCULAR ECONOMY magazine, founder of WtE Monitor and author for associations and companies in the sector.
~20 years
of specialist journalism on the circular economy and waste management, since my traineeship in 2008
550+
articles as an editor at EUWID Recycling und Entsorgung (2008–2022)
since 2022
editorial director of CIRCULAR ECONOMY, Deutscher Fachverlag (dfv)
26 countries
covered by WtE Monitor – Europe’s waste-to-energy market in detail
Published in & for
CIRCULAR ECONOMY · umweltwirtschaft.com · WtE Monitor · Leinemann & Partner · ITAD e.V. · EUWID · packREPORT · GREEN.WORKS
Projects
Journalism, publications, tools.
Own project · Deep journalism
WtE Monitor
The information platform for waste-to-energy in Europe: news on markets, policy and technology – plus a self-researched knowledge base with country, company and plant profiles and an AI assistant.
- Platform launchNews in four sections
- 26 country profilesMarket and regulatory data
- Plant & company profilesProprietary knowledge base
- Ask AI & WtE Monitor+AI research (beta) and premium access
Magazine & portal · Deutscher Fachverlag
CIRCULAR ECONOMY & umweltwirtschaft.com
As editorial director, I am developing Deutscher Fachverlag’s magazine from a technology trade journal into a medium for the circular economy: regulation, markets and voices from the executive floor – in print, e-paper and online.
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Corporate publishing · Leinemann & Partner
LP Magazin
The client magazine of the commercial law firm Leinemann & Partner Rechtsanwälte is published twice a year. Since 2024 I have written the cover story for every issue – a major, thoroughly researched piece to journalistic standards, with voices from the field.
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Corporate publishing · ITAD e.V.
ITAD Annual Report
The annual report of ITAD, the association of thermal waste treatment plants in Germany: policy context, expert articles and interviews on thermal waste treatment.
App · macOS & iOS
Hybrid Editor
A Markdown editor for humans and AI working together: every passage keeps its origin – human, AI or source – through saving, sharing and co-editing.
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App · iPhone, iPad & Mac
Hybrid AutoPress
A folder of Markdown in, a WordPress site out: upload articles with images, categories and SEO fields in one go – as real, editable blocks.
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More projects to come.
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What I write for you – and build.
Journalism
News, analysis, interviews and background for trade media – on thermal waste treatment, recycling, sewage sludge and phosphorus recovery, carbon capture and regulation.
Corporate Publishing
Annual reports, customer magazines, white papers and press releases for companies and associations in the environmental, energy and waste sectors – to journalistic standards.
Apps & editorial workflows
My own tools for newsrooms, PR and marketing – for transparent collaboration with AI and fast publishing to WordPress.
Log
From the workshop
- LP Magazin
Live wire: the new LP Magazin is out
Issue 02/26 of LP Magazin has been published. In the cover story I follow the electricity from the electric car back through the charger…
- CIRCULAR ECONOMY & umweltwirtschaft.com
Gold from bottom ash: the new CIRCULAR ECONOMY is out
Issue 5/26 of CIRCULAR ECONOMY has been published. For the cover story I went to Hinwil near Zurich, where ZAV Recycling AG recovers metals…
- Hybrid AutoPressHybrid Editor
A paper plane between two apps: Hybrid now sends texts straight to AutoPress
Hybrid 1.0.3 and AutoPress 1.1 are approved. One button now sends a text and its pictures from the editor to the uploader. Why that…
- Hybrid AutoPressHybrid Editor
Two apps, one workflow: Hybrid comes to iPhone, AutoPress reaches the App Store
Hybrid is now available for iPhone and iPad, and Hybrid AutoPress has launched on the App Store and the Mac App Store. What the…
About me
“The circular economy is an extremely complex field. Good journalism makes it understandable – without oversimplifying it.”
More than 14 years as an editor at EUWID Recycling und Entsorgung, freelance since 2022. Originally from Essen, I live in Hagenbach in the Palatinate – and these days I write code, too.