EuroScience Open Forum: "One man's waste, another man's jewel"

What types of waste can we reuse, recover and recycle? How can we use urban waste as a mine for extracting valuable materials? And how can we manage the waste that will be generated in the future? These are questions which people are asking as a result of increasing concerns over environmental depletion and scarcity of resources.

Europe may have made huge progress in the context of mining waste. But factors such as the development of cost-efficient, sustainable waste management systems and increasing awareness of the potential use of waste as a resource still remain big societal challenges. We will raise awareness of why and how people should correctly separate waste. Addressing the whole waste-chain cycle will help to provide better materials for waste recycling processes, reduce costs for city authorities and environmental impacts while improving the quality of life. Dealing efficiently with waste could help create green jobs and achieve a circular economy where waste becomes a resource.

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