What Do We Know About Metal Recycling Rates?

Summary The recycling of metals is widely viewed as a fruitful sustainability strategy, but little information is available on the degree to which recycling is actually taking place. This article provides an overview on the current knowledge of recycling rates for 60 metals. We propose various recyc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of industrial ecology 2011-06, Vol.15 (3), p.355-366
Hauptverfasser:	Graedel, T. E., Allwood, Julian, Birat, Jean-Pierre, Buchert, Matthias, Hagelüken, Christian, Reck, Barbara K., Sibley, Scott F., Sonnemann, Guido
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Empirical research end-of-life recycling rate (EOL-RR) Environmental management industrial ecology Metals old scrap ratio (OSR) Pollution control recycled content (RC) Recycling recycling input rate (RIR) recycling metrics Resource recovery Scrap Studies Sustainability Technology Waste management
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