June 2025 Trivia Answer

The answer is a) 17%

The U.S. recycles just 33% of its copper, compared with 60% in Europe. If we increased the U.S. copper recycling rate to just 50%, it would equal the annual copper production of 13 proposed PolyMet mines.

Read this 2022 op-ed from MCEA Chief Strategy Officer Aaron Klemz that calls out the false talking point that we can mine our way out of the climate crisis.