Recycling and waste management in Europe: See it, say it, sort it?
The UN recently stated that one billion meals worldwide get thrown out daily and just one percent of rare earth element demand is met by e-waste recycling, according to the International Telecommunications Union and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research. While the EU is working hard to cut waste, up recycling and double the Union’s circularity rate by 2030, experts are unsure whether these efforts are enough.