In 2022, an estimated 11.5 percent of material resources used in the European Union (EU-27) came from recycled waste materials. The EU's circular material rate has been on a mostly upward trend over the past decade, rising from some 8.2 percent in 2004. The circularity rate is the share of material resources used that come from recycled waste materials, therefore saving the extraction of primary raw materials.
Circular material use rate in the European Union (EU-27) from 2004 to 2022
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The circular material use rate, also called circularity rate, measures in percentage the share of material recycled and fed back into the economy – thus saving extraction of primary raw materials – in overall material use.
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Eurostat. (November 14, 2023). Circular material use rate in the European Union (EU-27) from 2004 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316448/circular-material-use-rate-in-european-union/
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