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Doubling recycling across Europe is feasible, for certain waste streams

News Published 23 Jun 2020 Last modified 23 Nov 2020

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There is significant potential to increase recycling across Europe for municipal, construction and electronic waste according to a European Environment Agency briefing released today. Compared to current recycled amounts, this potential can double recycling for municipal and electronic waste and increase it by 30 % for construction and demolition waste.