Metal Recycling: Opportunities, Limits, Infrastructure

摘要

Ubiquitous metals and derived functional materials play a pivotal role in imparting the special functionality we have become accustomed to in (consumer) products and sustainability enabling infrastructures we manufacture and use daily. It is no surprise that the Europe 2020 strategy declares "Natural resources underpin the functioning of the European and global economy and our quality of life", with key objectives to achieve a resource efficient conscious resilient society that champions a circular economy.