MEPS BACK SUSTAINABLE RAW MATERIALS STRATEGY FOCUSED ON ‘URBAN MINING’
September 1st, 2011
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
A VOTE in the European Parliament last night (Tuesday 13-9) on the European Union's (EU) planned raw material strategy has backed creating a more sustainable industry, with a strong focus on the potential of 'urban mining' - reclaiming raw materials from landfills, unused buildings and industrial plant in towns and cities.
"When it comes to raw material extraction in the EU we must focus on our urban mines: the old laptops and cell phones that lie dormant in our households. We need to ensure a true cradle-to-cradle strategy, so that waste ...
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