Nico Schmidt studied cultural science in Hildesheim and Berlin. He attended the Henri-Nannen-Schule (journalism school) in Hamburg.

As a freelance journalist, his articles have been published by Der Spiegel magazine, the weekly Die Zeit and Vice, among others.

He was the recipient of a stipend by Robert-Bosch-Stiftung in Eastern Europe and was awarded the Grimme Online Award for the project “Werpeloh – ein deutsches Dorf”.

Nico Schmidt

Basic information

Name
Nico Schmidt
Title
Journalist
Country
Germany
City
Berlin
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Europe’s plastic disaster

  • Environment
  • Industry

As European citizens, we are told to separate our household waste, and many of us do dutifully. The ketchup bottle you rinsed and threw in the right bin at home might disappear from your life with the local waste truck.

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