Monday, 19 May 2025

Consumption Gazumps Recycling

 





A report has found that the amount of recycled material used annually by the global economy continues to decline. Currently, less than 7% of the material used to make stuff comes from recycled sources (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/16/global-recycling-rates-have-fallen-for-eighth-year-running-report-finds). This means that most people are continuing to behave as if the supplies of materials are infinite. That's clearly not true, given the current obsessions with rare metals. 

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