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
Recycling rate of municipal packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) in 2019, by material
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Eurostat. (May 25, 2022). Recycling rate of municipal packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) in 2019, by material [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 01, 2022, from 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." Chart. May 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072637/recycling-of-municipal-waste-in-the-eu-by-material/
Eurostat. (2022). Recycling rate of municipal packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) in 2019, by material. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 01, 2022. 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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