How Europe’s Waste Could Supply Over Half of Critical Material Demand – Report By Umar Manzoor Shah Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved.

How Europe’s Waste Could Supply Over Half of Critical Material Demand – Report By Umar Manzoor Shah https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/05/how-europes-waste-could-supply-over-half-of-critical-material-demand-report/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Indias_LED_Story_Highlights_How_Blended_Finance_Powers_Environmental_Action_Scarcity_of_Treatment_Ma SRINAGAR, India, May 27 2026 (IPS) - Europe’s growing mountain of waste could become one of its most important sources of critical raw materials, according to a major new report that warns of rising geopolitical risks and growing global competition for minerals needed in the green and digital economy. The report, released by the Horizon Europe-funded FutuRaM project, says Europe’s “urban mine” now contains vast amounts of valuable materials buried inside old batteries, electronic waste, end-of-life vehicles, construction debris and dismantled wind turbines. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved.