We are consuming more & recycling less than ever, report finds. #ClimateChange #recycling #thirstforjusticehttps://t.co/4zNb2PHOYL— leanahosea (@leanahosea) January 23, 2020
The report found that 100.6bn tonnes of materials were consumed in 2017, the latest year for which data is available. Half of the total is sand, clay, gravel and cement used for building, along with the other minerals quarried to produce fertiliser.
