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Material resources and waste — 2012 update

Material resources and waste — SOER 2010 thematic assessment

Material resources and waste — key message 1

SOER 2010 Message (Deprecated) Published 28 Nov 2010

Topics: Resource efficiency and waste Resource efficiency and waste Resource efficiency and waste

Europe, like much of the industrialized world, is using an increasing amount of materials. The EU-27 average annual use of material resources is some 16 tonnes per person. On average, about six tonnes of waste per person are generated each year in the EU-27. Demand for materials has long exceeded Europe's ability to generate by itself what it needs – 20-30 % of resources used are imported.

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