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02-02-2012, 12:15 PM
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Recycling rates report by the UN
And my second post during the break (sorry I will not read replies for at least 1-2 weeks):
http://www.unep.org/resourcepanel/Po...s_110412-1.pdf This is a PDF describing the state of recycling on a global scale. Look especially at page 20 ff, there are some graphics there with a periodic system of elements showing recycling rates. For some very major elements especially related to the new "green" technologies and electronics, the recycling rates are below 1%. And for almost all elements, the amount of newly mined material going into production is much higher than the amount of recycled material. Conclusion: In the forseeable future, mining will not slow down, despite all kinds of efforts of recycling. Because recycling is not really manageable for many elements, it is expensive, takes a lot of energy and most of all you cannot make more from it than you put in, but the production is exploding. If they even manage to get to 50% recycling it would be incredible, but I doubt that in that case you can get a tablet PC for some 100 $$... Anyways - signing off again
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