Definition. Copper makes up only 0.2% of the mass but 55% of the total environmental impact of construction and demolition waste in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area.
Copper makes up only 0.2% of the mass but 55% of the total environmental impact of construction and demolition waste in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area. Targeting copper recovery yields outsized environmental gain. New Economy's urban mining study for the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area reports this.
- Copper: 0.2% of the mass, 55% of the environmental impact