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3.3

Waste - Meaning and me

1. “Material footprint” means the sum of the total amount of all raw materials extracted

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2. “MF” is the attribution of global material extraction to domestic final demand, hence is given in absolute tons, in t per person, or in t per GDP

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3. MFs quantify the demand for all material extractions (biomass, metal ores, non-metallic minerals and fossil energy ...), regardless of where it takes place worldwide

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4. “MF” provides a consumption perspective of resource use and new insights into the actual resource productivity of nations, including all chains.

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