“Recycling is pointless” 🙄 When influential voices like Elon Musk claim that "recycling is pointless," it's worth taking a closer look at the facts. Yes, plastic recycling is flawed but dismissing recycling entirely undermines its vital role in building a circular economy. Let’s set the record straight: 📊 Recycling rates for municipal waste in the EU reached 50% in 2022, with countries like Germany leading at 67%. Yet, we waste €95 billion worth of materials annually due to inadequate recycling infrastructure (Source: European Commission). 🌍 The Ellen MacArthur Foundation reports that recycling could reduce global CO2 emissions by 2.8 billion tonnes annually, a critical step toward meeting global climate targets. Recycling isn’t the 'end solution' - it’s part of the foundation. Paired with reuse, designing out waste, and closed-loop systems, it’s how we can transition to a future that minimises raw material consumption. At Resourcify, we believe digital solutions are essential to accelerate this shift. Our platform empowers businesses to: ♻️ Gain full transparency over their waste streams ♻️ Improve recycling rates with data-driven insights ♻️ Build more efficient, closed-loop supply chains By combining recycling efforts with technology, we can ensure resources are kept in circulation longer, reducing environmental impact and driving true circularity. 👋 So, no thanks Elon. We’ll be continuing on our circular mission and including recycling in our journey. #RecyclingMatters #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #ClimateAction #Resourcify #Circularity #Recycling #ElonMusk
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The facts are clear, recycling, combined with data-driven insights, is essential for reducing waste and emissions. Resourcify
Agreed! Just because something isn't done as efficiently as possible doesn't make it pointless. There are so many systemic reasons this is the case -- and that's why there's a growing movement for extended producer responsibility!
Carl Weaver
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Great points here! Recycling may not be the only solution, but it plays a crucial part in a circular economy. Resourcify
Creating Circular (Work)Places I Reuse instead of New I Love Circularity I Enable Transformation
3wIt's pointless if we don't work on changing consumer behaviour and designing more sustainable products at the same time.