As of 2022, Rio Tinto is responsible for an estimated 20 Mn tonnes of metal waste every year

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When heavy metals including zinc, copper, lead, nickel, etc1;p1-2,4 are sent to the environment through landfills and waste dumps, they leach into the soil and water, thus degrading the ecosystem3. Heavy metals stay in the soil for quite a long pe...

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