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Recycling Rates of Metals: A Status Report
(2011)
In theory, metals can be used over and over again, minimizing the need to mine and process virgin materials and thus saving substantial amounts of energy and water while minimizing environmental degradation. Raising levels ...
Decoupling Natural Resource Use and Environmental Impacts from Economic Growth
(2011)
Humankind has witnessed phenomenal economic and social development in the past century. However, there are increasing signs that it has come at a cost to the environment and to the availability of cheap resources. Despite ...