Strategien für Abfallvermeidung und Ressourcenschutz

According to the most recent projections, the demand of raw material is expected to increase dramatically in the coming years, with increasing population and linked demand and consumption from emerging worldwide middle classes. As a result, global extraction of resources is expected to increase significantly. Today the European Union imports six times more materials and resources than it exports – and for some critical raw materials which are expected to become difficult to access, we are dependent on non-European sources.