Facts and figures on circular economy in Germany
The most important facts on recycling at a glance
Climate protection, sustainability, resource efficiency. Keywords that we constantly come across and which no other industry represents better than the circular economy. Download here our poster and the graphics on the subject “Recycling in Germany”. The most important facts on recycling – from “Amount of waste produced” to “Zinc in mobile phones” – compiled just for you. The data is updated regularly.
About ALBA Group:
The ALBA Group, one of the leading recycling and environmental services companies as well as raw material providers worldwide, operates with its two brands – ALBA and Interseroh – within Germany, Europa and Asia. In 2018 its divisions generated an annual turnover of 2.1 billion Euros and employed a staff of more than 8,000 employees. In 2017 alone ALBA Group saved almost 4.1 million tonnes of greenhouse gases compared to primary production and at the same time about 30.2 million tonnes of primary raw materials through its recycling activities.
Inhalt der Pressemappe "Zahlen und Fakten der Kreislaufwirtschaft in Deutschland"
Overview of all diagrams and graphical representation on recycling in Germany (PDF)
Source: BGR Resource Report Germany 2002, 2003; BGR Resource Report Germany 2018, November 2019 (PDF)
Source: German Federal Statistical Office, 2021 (PDF)
Source: German Federal Statistical Office, 2020 (PDF)
Source: Umweltbundesamt [Federal Environment Agency], 2020
Source: Umweltbundesamt [Federal Environment Agency], 2020
Source: Umweltbundesamt [Federal Environment Agency], 2020
Source: Umweltbundesamt [Federal Environment Agency]/GVM [German Society for Packaging Market Research], 2019
Source: BMU [German Federal Ministry of the Environment], Deutsches Ressourceneffizienzprogramm ProgRess III
[German Resource Efficiency Program], 2020 (PDF)
Source: German Federal Statistical Office [Statistisches Bundesamt], 2019 (PDF)
Source: German Federal Statistical Office [Statistisches Bundesamt], 2021 (PDF)
Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy, 2021; OECD Umweltausblick 2030, 2008
Source: World's Automotive Group: "World Vehicles in Operation by Vehicle Type" (PDF); Umweltbundesamt [Federal Environment Agency], 2020
Source: Upper Austrian Future Academy "Finiteness of fossil raw materials", 2013 (PDF)
Source: German Federal Ministry of the Environment/Roland Berger Strategy Consultants: "GreenTech made in Germany 2018 - the environmental technology atlas for Germany", 2018 (PDF)
Source: BMU [German Federal Ministry of the Environment], Deutsches Ressourceneffizienzprogramm ProgRess III [German Resource Efficiency Program], 2020
Here you can download the whole press kit “Facts and figures on the closed-loop recycling in Germany” including the graphics mentioned below as zipped file.
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