12 OCTOBER 2011EurActiv
‘Dirty trade' challenges EU vision of recycling society
Edited by : AL CIRCLE
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While the EU seeks to curb its import dependency on raw materials through better re-use and recycling, the bloc remains a top exporter of all sorts of waste – including metals.
Instead of being re-used in Europe, waste resources are increasingly being shipped overseas to fuel booming Asian economies, despite Brussels' push to promote waste as a valuable commodity.
Out of the main categories of waste metals being exported are aluminium.But much more is being exported in the form of electronic waste such as mobile phones and laptops.
For waste the export of waste copper, aluminium and nickel from the EU-25 was almost 1.6 million tonnes in 2005.
Instead of being re-used in Europe, waste resources are increasingly being shipped overseas to fuel booming Asian economies, despite Brussels' push to promote waste as a valuable commodity.
Out of the main categories of waste metals being exported are aluminium.But much more is being exported in the form of electronic waste such as mobile phones and laptops.
For waste the export of waste copper, aluminium and nickel from the EU-25 was almost 1.6 million tonnes in 2005.
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