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World risks “disaster” as reuse of natural resources declines

Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation The proportion of raw materials the world is reusing has fallen, researchers said on Tuesday, warning of a “global disaster” as annual consumption of natural resources rose to 100 billion tonnes for the first time. Just 8.6 per cent of the 100 billion tonnes of materials – including minerals, metals, […]