This statistic depicts the collection and recycling rate of PET plastics and bottles in selected European countries in 2015. Germany had the highest percentage of collected PET plastics and bottles, also due to its deposit scheme of bottles, while Italy followed with a collection rate of 55 percent and a recycling rate of 42 percent of PET plastics.
Collection and recycling rate of PET plastics* and bottles in selected European countries in 2015
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EuPR. (January 1, 2017). Collection and recycling rate of PET plastics* and bottles in selected European countries in 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/989473/collection-and-recycling-rate-of-pet-in-europe/
EuPR. "Collection and recycling rate of PET plastics* and bottles in selected European countries in 2015." Chart. January 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/989473/collection-and-recycling-rate-of-pet-in-europe/
EuPR. (2017). Collection and recycling rate of PET plastics* and bottles in selected European countries in 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/989473/collection-and-recycling-rate-of-pet-in-europe/
EuPR. "Collection and Recycling Rate of Pet Plastics* and Bottles in Selected European Countries in 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/989473/collection-and-recycling-rate-of-pet-in-europe/
EuPR, Collection and recycling rate of PET plastics* and bottles in selected European countries in 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/989473/collection-and-recycling-rate-of-pet-in-europe/ (last visited February 03, 2023)
Collection and recycling rate of PET plastics* and bottles in selected European countries in 2015 [Graph], EuPR, January 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/989473/collection-and-recycling-rate-of-pet-in-europe/