Of the total 92 billion metric tons of resources that were extracted for the needs of the global economy in 2017, only some 8.7 billion metric tons are cycled back into the system through recovery or recycling. Some 24 billion metric tons are lost as waste.
Resource flow of extracted resources worldwide in 2017
(in billion metric tons)
* Recovered refers to waste-to-energy (more than 65 percent efficient), biogasification, and component recovery. Recycled refers to recycling/reclamation, backfilling, composting, and regeneration.
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