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
recycling rate of plastic packaging in EU averaged just 40.6 percent in 2019, but rates vary widely by country.
Recycling rate of municipal packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) in 2019, by material
*Excludes the UK
These figures are Eurostat estimates.
According to the source, the indicator presents the tonnage recycled from municipal waste divided by the total municipal waste arisings. For areas not covered by a municipal waste collection scheme the amount of waste generated is estimated.
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