Metals Recycling
data from Charpentier Poncelet A, Helbig C, Loubet P, Beylot A, Muller S, Villeneuve J, Laratte B, Thorenz A, Tuma A, Sonnemann G. "Losses and lifetimes of metals in the economy." Nature Sustainability. 19 May 2022 :1-10.
| Atomic Num | Recycling Rate | Loss Rate | Symbol | Element |
| 3 | 0 | 0.149231 | Li | Lithium |
| 4 | 20.4651163 | 0.107926 | Be | Beryllium |
| 5 | 3.75193798 | 0.095431 | B | Boron |
| 12 | 39.5658915 | 0.140208 | Mg | Magnesium |
| 13 | 45.7230769 | 0.015701 | Al | Aluminum |
| 14 | 39.2615385 | 0.1338 | Si | Silicon |
| 21 | 4.7751938 | 1 | Sc | Scandium |
| 22 | 53.4769231 | 0.138038 | Ti | Titanium |
| 23 | 4.7751938 | 0.138038 | V | Vanadium |
| 24 | 36.8372093 | 0.082669 | Cr | Chromium |
| 25 | 44.4307692 | 0.124586 | Mn | Manganese |
| 26 | 63.8153846 | 0.01 | Fe | Iron |
| 27 | 51.7538462 | 0.24198 | Co | Cobalt |
| 28 | 45.7230769 | 0.026761 | Ni | Nickel |
| 29 | 43.5692308 | 0.039511 | Cu | Copper |
| 30 | 44 | 0.091596 | Zn | Zinc |
| 31 | 4.7751938 | 1 | Ga | Gallium |
| 32 | 31.0387597 | 1 | Ge | Germanium |
| 33 | 1.02325581 | 0.561628 | As | Arsenic |
| 34 | 4.7751938 | 1 | Se | Selenium |
| 38 | 1.02325581 | 0.179936 | Sr | Strontium |
| 39 | 1.02325581 | 0.169056 | Y | Yttrium |
| 40 | 1.02325581 | 0.135236 | Zr | Zirconium |
| 41 | 5.79844961 | 0.101486 | Nb | Niobium |
| 42 | 31.0387597 | 0.095431 | Mo | Molybdenum |
| 44 | 9.5503876 | 0.138038 | Ru | Ruthenium |
| 45 | 45.7230769 | 0.095431 | Rh | Rhodium |
| 46 | 45.7230769 | 0.080991 | Pd | Palladium |
| 47 | 35.8139535 | 0.04033 | Ag | Silver |
| 48 | 23.1937984 | 0.13173 | Cd | Cadmium |
| 49 | 4.7751938 | 0.709616 | In | Indium |
| 50 | 31.0387597 | 0.140898 | Sn | Tin |
| 51 | 4.7751938 | 0.140898 | Sb | Antimony |
| 52 | 1.02325581 | 1 | Te | Tellurium |
| 56 | 0 | 0.404803 | Ba | Barium |
| 57 | 0 | 0.23455 | La | Lanthanum |
| 58 | 0 | 0.171713 | Ce | Cerium |
| 59 | 1.02325581 | 0.156377 | Pr | Praseodymium |
| 60 | 1.02325581 | 0.138038 | Nd | Neodymium |
| 62 | 1.02325581 | 0.143818 | Sm | Samarium |
| 63 | 0 | 0.404803 | Eu | Europium |
| 64 | 1.02325581 | 0.166441 | Gd | Gadolinium |
| 65 | 1.02325581 | 0.194525 | Tb | Terbium |
| 66 | 0 | 0.153958 | Dy | Dysprosium |
| 67 | 1.02325581 | 0.138038 | Ho | Holmium |
| 68 | 2.72868217 | 0.135236 | Er | Erbium |
| 69 | 1.02325581 | 0.153958 | Tm | Thulium |
| 70 | 0 | 0.153958 | Yb | Ytterbium |
| 71 | 0 | 0.169056 | Lu | Lutetium |
| 72 | 1.02325581 | 1 | Hf | Hafnium |
| 73 | 19.4418605 | 0.143818 | Ta | Tantalum |
| 74 | 25.5813953 | 0.169056 | W | Tungsten |
| 75 | 44 | 0.143818 | Re | Rhenium |
| 76 | 0 | 0.274128 | Os | Osmium |
| 77 | 25.5813953 | 0.146798 | Ir | Iridium |
| 78 | 44.8615385 | 0.046555 | Pt | Platinum |
| 79 | 81.9076923 | 0.01 | Au | Gold |
| 80 | 42.9767442 | 0.230922 | Hg | Mercury |
| 81 | 1.36434109 | 0.149231 | Tl | Thallium |
| 82 | 87.0769231 | 0.082669 | Pb | Lead |
| 83 | 1.02325581 | 0.135903 | Bi | Bismuth |