Fact register · PCUUE-W-EOL-RR-UE

End-of-life recovery within the EU, EU-27 (copper)

54.10 %

EU27 · 2024 · Cu copper

± 4.40 % (standard deviation) 90% interval: 47 – 61.50 % (5th and 95th percentile of Monte Carlo draws)

Note: Indicator from the reconciled 2024 balance; 90% interval (5th and 95th percentiles of Monte Carlo draws, each draw reconciled separately): from 47.0 to 61.5%; standard deviation of the draws 4.4 percentage points.

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Primary source: Copper flow in the EU, 2024 balance – values reconciled with measured data (weighted least squares, ai-waw.com) · ai-waw.com (calculations); data: Eurostat (Comext, PRODCOM, waste statistics, population), USGS, BGS, ICSG, IWCC, company reports
Source class: B
Source licence: primary data under the publishers' licences; calculations by ai-waw.com
Checked: 2026-10-06
Verification: reconciled in the balance
In analysis: EU Copper Flow Analysis · AIWAW-2026-PCUUE v1.3 · all facts of the analysis

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