Facts and figures on circular economy in Germany
The most important facts on recycling at a glance
Climate protection, sustainability, resource efficiency. Keywords that we constantly come across and which no other industry represents better than the circular economy. Download here our poster and the graphics on the subject “Recycling in Germany”. The most important facts on recycling – from “Amount of waste produced” to “Zinc in mobile phones” – compiled just for you. The data is updated regularly.
Inhalt der Pressemappe "Zahlen und Fakten der Kreislaufwirtschaft in Deutschland"
Source: BGR Resource Report Germany 2002, 2003; BGR Resource Report Germany 2018, November 2019 (PDF)
Source: German Federal Statistical Office, 2021 (PDF)
Source: German Federal Statistical Office, 2020 (PDF)
Source: Umweltbundesamt [Federal Environment Agency], 2020
Source: Umweltbundesamt [Federal Environment Agency], 2020
Source: Umweltbundesamt [Federal Environment Agency], 2020
Source: Upper Austrian Future Academy "Finiteness of fossil raw materials", 2013 (PDF)
Source: BMU [German Federal Ministry of the Environment], Deutsches Ressourceneffizienzprogramm ProgRess III [German Resource Efficiency Program], 2020
Here you can download the whole press kit “Facts and figures on the closed-loop recycling in Germany” including the graphics mentioned below as zipped file.
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