Germany accounted for the largest share of Europe's (EU-27+3) polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling capacity in 2020, at 21 percent. Spain followed, with a share of 16 percent. In 2020, approximately 2.4 million metric tons of PET was recycled within the EU27+3.
Distribution of the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling capacity in Europe in 2020, by country
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Statistics on Recycling in Europe
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Municipal waste generation in the European Union (EU-27) 2004-2020
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of municipal waste treatment in the EU-27 2020, by method
- Premium Statistic Amount of municipal waste treated in the EU-27 1995-2020, by method
- Premium Statistic Number of recycling facilities in the EU-27 2010-2018
- Premium Statistic Global recycling rates of municipal solid waste 2020, by select country
Trade
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- Premium Statistic EU-27 trade of recyclable raw materials 2004-2021
- Premium Statistic Waste exports by the EU-27 2021, by destination
- Premium Statistic Exports of recyclable raw materials from the EU-27 in 2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Imports of recyclable raw materials to the EU-27 in 2021, by category
Generation & consumption
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- Premium Statistic Amount of municipal waste recycled in the EU-27 1995-2020
- Premium Statistic Amount of municipal waste recycled per capita in the EU-27 1995-2020
- Premium Statistic Amount of packaging waste generated and recycled per capita in the EU-27 2009-2019
- Premium Statistic Amount of packaging waste recycled per capita in the EU-27 2019, by type
- Basic Statistic Circular material use rate in the EU-27 2004-2020
- Premium Statistic Share of recycled content used in PET applications in Europe 2020
- Premium Statistic End market shares of bottle derived rPET in Europe 2020
Recycling rates
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- Premium Statistic Recycling rate of municipal waste in the European Union 2000-2020
- Premium Statistic Recycling rate of municipal waste in the European Union 2010-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Recycling rate of packaging waste in the EU-27 2005-2019
- Premium Statistic Recycling rate of packaging waste in the EU-27 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Recycling rate of municipal packaging waste in the EU-27 2019, by material
- Premium Statistic Recycling rate of plastic packaging waste in the EU 2010-2019
- Premium Statistic Recycling rate of e-waste in the EU-27 2010-2018
- Premium Statistic Share of portable batteries sold in the EU-27 collected for recycling 2011-2019
Outlook
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- Basic Statistic Recycling targets for municipal waste in the EU-27 2020-2035
- Basic Statistic Target scenarios for residual municipal waste reductions in the EU-27 2030
- Basic Statistic Recycling targets for packaging waste in the EU-27 2025-2030, by type
- Premium Statistic Clean energy material recovery opportunities in the European Union 2030
- Premium Statistic PET collection rates in Europe 2020, by select country
Further related statistics
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- Plastic waste recycling rate South Korea 2008-2020
- Recycling rate of plastic packaging waste in CEE region 2010-2018
- Recycling rates of PET in Europe 2020, by manufacturing scope
- Share of recycled content used in PET applications in Europe 2020
- End market shares of bottle derived rPET in Europe 2020
- PET collection rates in Europe 2020, by select country
- Recycling rate of municipal waste in the European Union 2010-2020, by country
- Recycling rate of PET bottles Japan FY 2012-20201
- Recycling rate of paper and cardboard packaging waste in the EU-27 2005-2020
- Recycling rate of plastic packaging waste in the UK 2012-2021
- Recycling rate of glass packaging in the EU-27 2005-2020
- Recycling rate of aluminum cans Japan FY 2012-2021
- Recycling rate of styrofoam Japan 2009-2020
- Recycling rate of packaging Japan FY 2020, by material
- Recycling rate of municipal waste in the European Union 2000-2020
- Recycling rate of packaging waste in the EU-27 2020, by country
- Recycling rate of packaging waste in the EU-27 2005-2019
- Recycling rate of plastic packaging Japan FY 2015-2020
- Recycling rate of paper packaging Japan FY 2015-2020
- Can to can recycling rate of aluminum cans Japan FY 2012-2021
- Recycling rate for household waste types Germany 2020
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UNESDA. (January 26, 2022). Distribution of the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling capacity in Europe in 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316952/pet-recycling-capacity-by-country-europe/
UNESDA. "Distribution of the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling capacity in Europe in 2020, by country." Chart. January 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316952/pet-recycling-capacity-by-country-europe/
UNESDA. (2022). Distribution of the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling capacity in Europe in 2020, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316952/pet-recycling-capacity-by-country-europe/
UNESDA. "Distribution of The Polyethylene Terephthalate (Pet) Recycling Capacity in Europe in 2020, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316952/pet-recycling-capacity-by-country-europe/
UNESDA, Distribution of the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling capacity in Europe in 2020, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316952/pet-recycling-capacity-by-country-europe/ (last visited March 23, 2023)
Distribution of the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling capacity in Europe in 2020, by country [Graph], UNESDA, January 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316952/pet-recycling-capacity-by-country-europe/