The Circular Economy in numbers
- RER
- Jan 15
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 27
The European Environment Agency has given some numeric basis for the circular economy in a briefing late in 2024.
European circularity rate 11.8%
14 tonnes per capita of materials extracted from nature to provide goods and services
An average European creates 5 tonnes of waste annually
making use of generated waste through high-quality recycling systems and returning high-quality secondary materials back to product manufacturing.
Overall recycling rate 44%
The final bullet is interesting as many waste streams classified as recycled have been proven to be falling a bit short of that definition.
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