* Recovered refers to waste-to-energy (more than 65 percent efficient), biogasification, and component recovery. Recycled refers to recycling/reclamation, backfilling, composting, and regeneration.
Of the total ** billion metric tons of resources that were extracted for the needs of the global economy in 2017, only some *** billion metric tons are cycled back into the system through recovery or recycling. Some ** billion metric tons are lost as waste.
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