Andorra is another country that has found that it is too small to recycle its own waste. According to the Minister of Environment, Agriculture and Sustainable Development of Andorra, Silvia Calvó, speaking to All Andorra News, “there is not enough volume of waste to be treated and so it would not be profitable to build our own recycling plant”. The country sorts its waste into recyclables like paper (pictured), aluminium and plastics, and non-recyclables, before exporting its to large-scale producers to Catalonia, Spain.

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