World Consumption of Natural Resources Tops 110 Billion Tons a Year for the First Time

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By Jordan DavidsonJan 23, 2020, 1:43 pm223 pts
The world is using up more and more resources and global recycling is falling. That's the grim takeaway from a new report by the Circle Economy think tank, which found that the world used up more than 110 billion tons, or 100.6 billion metric tons, of natural resources, as Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.…

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