Andreas Zöllner explains how Metso is helping the recycling industry prepare for a more efficient, cost-effect and sustainable future.
Europe has a problem with waste. As Italy's waste problems highlighted last year, the EU is creating more and more rubbish and is running out of places to put it. Each year, the EU throws away 1.3 billion tonnes of waste - some 40 million tonnes of it hazardous. This amounts to about 3.5 tonnes of solid waste for every man, woman and child, according to European Environment Agency statistics.