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Publié en ligne: 20 déc. 2023
Pages: 832 - 836
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/wd-2023-0228
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© 2023 André Wolf, published by Sciendo
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Green technologies, like electric motors, contain valuable rare metals. Recycling these would represent an important step towards a green circular economy. However, the development of supply chains for recycled metals faces difficulties such as a lack of technical standardisation, low collection rates of end-of-life products and low efficiency of recycling technologies. European policymakers must address these obstacles by a targeted approach, combining requirements on data transparency and supply chain cooperation with new support schemes to accelerate the upscaling of recycling capacities. An auction-based production premium for recyclers can help to overcome the funding gap in the early stages of capacity development.