Silvia Scherhaufer, Anna Happenhofer, Ina Meyer, Florian Part, Mark Sommer, Peter Beigl
The importance of the recycling of products used in the decarbonisation of the energy sector
in: Sardinia 2019 – 17th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium. Proceedings
Book chapters, contributions to collected volumes, S. Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, November 2019
The decarbonisation of the energy and mobility sector is in progress, making products such as photovoltaic and wind power
plants but also electric vehicles relevant in terms of amounts installed or registered in Austria. These three product groups
contain mass relevant components such as metals, glass or plastics but also valuable materials in low quantities which require
adequate recycling in terms of resource efficiency and prevention of pollution with harmful substances. This conference paper
presents a baseline assessment of main product types and their material composition used in Austria and the current status
of recycling.
Keywords:recycling, renewable energy, electric cars, decarbonisation
Research group:Climate, Environmental and Resource Economics
