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Attached: 1 image Waste is not the end of the story ♻️ In the EU, the average person generates around 5 tonnes of waste every year. Almost half of this is recycled, helping turn waste into valuable resources. The International Day of Zero Waste is a reminder that waste is a resource we cannot afford not to use. In the EU, we act to reduce waste and increase recycling with innovative laws and funding for industry. Less waste. More value. A more circular Europe. More: https://link.europa.eu/jKmQdC
    • rumschlumpel@feddit.org
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      9 days ago

      Especially all the plastic waste. It’s typically almost impossible to recycle, and it’s pretty much pure fuel.

      I do think that paper waste and organic waste is actually recycled most of the time, though

  • dubak@feddit.org
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    9 days ago

    In the EU, we act to reduce waste and increase recycling with innovative laws and funding for industry.

    The most recent “act” was to extend the label “recycled” to plastics with 2.5% re-used content. That’s embarassing.

  • rumschlumpel@feddit.org
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    9 days ago

    Corporations generate 5 tonnes of waste per capita, you mean. Don’t put that evil on me, if it was up to me half of them would be shut down.

    The linked resource says that 60% of household waste goes to landfills, though, which is definitely a big issue.