Trade in recyclable raw materials (Million tonnes and %, 2019)

The indicator measures the trade of materials that are recycled and re-injected into the economy as secondary raw materials, including used pneumatic; scrap plastic; old or unsold newspapers and magazines; gold melted down into unworked blocks; shredded iron or aluminium scrap (categorisation according to a JRC classification of relevant products). The bar chart below shows trade of secondary raw materials within Member States (imports intra EU), and with non-EU countries (exports and imports extra EU). It is expressed in million tonnes and the top five Member States refers to the three categories. The pie charts represent the top non-EU partners. Turkey is the EU’s biggest export partner (€2.6 billion; 44 % of exports). The UK is the EU’s biggest import partner (€2.1 billion; 35 % of imports).