recycling rate of plastic packaging in EU averaged below 40 percent in 2021, but rates vary widely by country.
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 nearly 75 percent. The Recycling rate of municipal packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, by material
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Eurostat. (October 19, 2023). Recycling rate of municipal packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, by material [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, 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 2021, by material." Chart. October 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072637/recycling-of-municipal-waste-in-the-eu-by-material/
Eurostat. (2023). Recycling rate of municipal packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, by material. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. 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 2021, by Material." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2023, 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 2021, by material Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072637/recycling-of-municipal-waste-in-the-eu-by-material/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Recycling rate of municipal packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, by material [Graph], Eurostat, October 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072637/recycling-of-municipal-waste-in-the-eu-by-material/