recycling rate of plastic packaging in EU averaged just 40.6 percent in 2019, but rates vary widely by country.
Paper and pulp packaging had the highest recycling rate for packaging in the European Union (EU-27) in 2019, at 82 percent. This was closely followed by metallic packaging, which had a recycling rate of 77.4 percent. The
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Eurostat. (2022). Recycling rate of municipal packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) in 2019, by material. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072637/recycling-of-municipal-waste-in-the-eu-by-material/
Eurostat. "Recycling Rate of Municipal Packaging Waste in The European Union (Eu-27) in 2019, by Material." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072637/recycling-of-municipal-waste-in-the-eu-by-material/
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Recycling rate of municipal packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) in 2019, by material [Graph], Eurostat, May 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072637/recycling-of-municipal-waste-in-the-eu-by-material/