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Towards a circular economy for platinum in Europe

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Around 40% of the platinum used in EU catalytic converters is not recovered for recycling and is therefore 'lost' forever, indicates a new study. A more circular economy for platinum is essential to reduce imports of this critical raw material to the EU and minimise its damaging effects on the environment, the researchers argue. Better collection systems for end-of-life catalytic converters and tighter regulation of waste exports could help close the loop on platinum.
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Michael Saidani, Alissa Kendall, Bernard Yannou, Yann Leroy, François Cluzel. Towards a circular economy for platinum in Europe. Science for Environment Policy, 2019, 535. ⟨hal-02460298⟩
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