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What does waste look like? Photo, cartoon and video competition

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News Published 01 Jun 2013 Last modified 10 Dec 2019

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Photo: © Ivan Dervisevic

The European Environment Agency (EEA) is launching a new competition for artistic depictions of waste in Europe. Each European generates approximately half a tonne of household waste on average. A lot of this so-called waste is actually a useful resource, but only two fifths is recycled, according to a recent analysis.