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The number is greenwashing because it's including "thermal Recycling" aka burning.

https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/daten/ressourcen-abfall/verwe...



How is that even allowed to be called recycling? As in, is it genuinely a term defined legally and, if so, who allowed this to happen? Because burning is most certainly not recycling.


Recycled as fuel. Its not that bad energy-wise. We have power plants running off that stuff.


Some people consider it a better use of oil than burning it directly.


Goverment can make it's own rules I guess...




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