Paper and carboard packaging had the highest recycling rate for packaging in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, at 82.5 percent. This was followed by glass and metallic packaging, each with a recycling rate of some 75 percent. The recycling rate of plastic packaging in EU averaged just above 40 percent in 2021, but rates vary widely by country.
Recycling rate of packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, by material
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Eurostat. (May 7, 2024). Recycling rate of packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, by material [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072637/recycling-of-municipal-waste-in-the-eu-by-material/
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Eurostat. "Recycling Rate of Packaging Waste in The European Union (Eu-27) in 2021, by Material." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072637/recycling-of-municipal-waste-in-the-eu-by-material/
Eurostat, Recycling rate of packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, by material Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072637/recycling-of-municipal-waste-in-the-eu-by-material/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Recycling rate of packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, by material [Graph], Eurostat, May 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072637/recycling-of-municipal-waste-in-the-eu-by-material/