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Published 18 Jan 2016 Last modified 15 Jan 2016

Topics: Sustainability transitions , Resource efficiency and waste , Resource efficiency and waste ,

A simplified model of the circular economy for materials and energy

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Treatment of waste (Eurostat)

Treatment of waste (Eurostat) Look for the dataset "Treatment of waste (env_wastrt)"

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Material flow accounts (Eurostat) Look for the dataset "Material flow accounts (env_ac_mfa)" under database by themes -> environment and energy -> environment -> material flows and resource productivity

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