Reinhard Büchl was appointed “Honorary Professor” within the framework of the graduation ceremony of the Technical University of Ingolstadt (THI) on May 19, 2017 at the THI campus.  This title not only distinguishes his many years of service as honorary senator and former chairman of the THI University Council, but the 12 years he has served as a lecturer at the THI.  Reinhard Büchl will also be teaching in his appointment area “Sustainable Resource Management” at the THI Business School in the winter semester 2017/2018. Like only few businesspeople in the recycling industry, Reinhard Büchl not only combines his many decades of sustainable business activity focusing on the fields of environmental protection, preservation of resources and recycling, but also with several innovative developments and numerous research activities. His personal experience is not just for the benefit of  the corporate development of BÜCHL Entsorgungswirtschaft GmbH, but is also put to use especially in the national and international projects of the Planungs- und Beratungsgesellschaft ELOGplan GmbH, which was founded by Reinhard Büchl 30 years ago. The close connection between research, education, planning, disposal and recycling is and shall remain one of the foundations of the success of the BÜCHL Group.