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(DIR) Post #B4mfZUnxqGe4zIPfVY by EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu
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Waste is not the end of the story ♻️ In the EU, the average person generates around 5 tonnes of waste every year. Almost half of this is recycled, helping turn waste into valuable resources. The International Day of Zero Waste is a reminder that waste is a resource we cannot afford not to use. In the EU, we act to reduce waste and increase recycling with innovative laws and funding for industry.Less waste. More value. A more circular Europe. More: https://link.europa.eu/jKmQdC
(DIR) Post #B4mflolDTOP2M10GIK by dwloewe@social.tchncs.de
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@EUCommission cool graphics, but who knows all those flags?
(DIR) Post #B4mfz3wyJGd7EDok6K by FraumitFahrrad@ruhr.social
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@EUCommission isn't it downcycling?
(DIR) Post #B4mgCiunJZA22kJSng by mooncorebunny@social.linux.pizza
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@EUCommission none of those recyclable icons is metallic, even though metal recycling is effective and cost-efficient and thus very desirable?
(DIR) Post #B4mgaEfzORdVD2bE92 by lulawab@norden.social
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@EUCommission Recycling carrots is an important contribution to environmental protection!
(DIR) Post #B4miv8MSGe97c4YTzM by eickot@mastodon.social
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@EUCommission would like to see the worst!
(DIR) Post #B4mj2qaUEXOCo0nRDs by RichieRich@hessen.social
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@EUCommission Not everything's bad in Germany. We have "German Gründlichkeit".
(DIR) Post #B4mkqtV1mToCGoffhQ by VikingChieftain@mstdn.social
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@EUCommission I'm surprised not to see any of the Nordic countries in the top ten.
(DIR) Post #B4mpl9M4PvInTjYsiW by kawunngg@chaos.social
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@EUCommission Is this the number of what percentage of trash is sorted by people into different containers or is it the amount of actually recycled trash?
(DIR) Post #B4mvPUCAqsclT4zBQG by CrowOnAKettle@mastodon.social
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@EUCommission I think it would be good to include the stats on waste generation as whole to give a better picture. The percentage recycled matters just as much as how much waste is generated in the first place.https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260330-1
(DIR) Post #B4n97qY4P4d2wOi7CS by zimbobble@mstdn.social
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@EUCommission So if I'm reading this right, plastic bottles do more recycling than carrots (carrots really need to lift their game.) And cricket bats are somewhere in the middle....
(DIR) Post #B4nEnmoVBCppI4DLBg by wesdym@mastodon.social
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@EUCommission Crap chart, I'm sorry. This was cutesy image-making, minimally informative, and even confusing. Produce might be composed, but that's not 'recyling' for this kind of tracking. While flags are cute, the actual names of countries would have easily fit on the bars, and would have been actually informative to more people, instead of requiring them to know all those flags or cross-ref them.
(DIR) Post #B4ou7uEHblGjMPwg8e by EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu
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Hi @wesdym, Thanks for the feedback. Clarity and accessibility are important to us.To make the content accessible, the post includes alt text with the full country names and data. We’ll keep your point on visual clarity in mind for future content.
(DIR) Post #B4ov1sQfUKzNzgQZCS by EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu
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Hi @CrowOnAKettle, Good point! Both waste generation and recycling rates matter to understand the full picture, and both are tracked across the EU.
(DIR) Post #B4owLgWjY9XCpGH1pA by EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu
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Hello, @kawunngg.It refers to the share of municipal waste that is recycled; meaning waste that enters recycling operations, not just what is sorted by households.
(DIR) Post #B4rUVm5HWpSpiNKsXQ by kawunngg@chaos.social
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@EUCommission Thank you for answering, I really appreciate it!
(DIR) Post #B4rZqyGbvbTBLoYs1w by JanetGrBr@mastodon.social
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@EUCommission Dumping it in other countries is not recycling.
(DIR) Post #B4xIFOtHxbHse9uZZg by microTato@techhub.social
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@EUCommission wow germany got the recycling high score
(DIR) Post #B531mDkjrJvxO3jh1E by gerry@mastodon.pirateparty.be
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@EUCommission #Recycling should have a back seat to #REUSE.My Brussels municipality is actually an obstacle to reuse. They ban people dumping e-waste on the street -- which blocks neighbors from salvaging stuff. Then the e-waste goes to a protectionist corporation (“Recupel”) who repairs very little, and wastefully /recycles/ the materials. I have a dozen broken appliances I cannot get parts for b/c I am blocked. And the local parts dealer never has the parts I need.There is not a single junk yard in #Brussels. Effectively, no #rightToRepairDo better. Please.
(DIR) Post #B537gV3NDr89206jMe by gerry@mastodon.pirateparty.be
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@EUCommission Also must say that your link is not open access. I get “403 forbidden”