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Recycling of Main Packaging Materials in Europe (2008). 100%. 90%. 80%. 70%. 70%. 62%. 60%. Recycling rate (%). 50%. 40%. 33%. 29%. 30%. 20%. 10%. 0%. Plastics. Beverage cartons. Glass. Steel.
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Recycling of Main Packaging Materials in Europe (2008) 100% 90% 80% 70% 70% 62% 60% Recycling rate (%) 50% 40% 33% 29% 30% 20% 10% 0% Plastics Beverage cartons Glass Steel Source: Industry experts – Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL) European Glass Packaging Federation (FEVE) (figures for glass relate to year 2007) – The Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (ACE) - PlasticsEurope
Recycling of Steel Packaging in Europe (2008) 100% 93% 89% 87% 87% 90% 83% 82% EU27 (+Norway & Switzerland): 70.4% 80% 77% 76% 76% 76% 80% 73% 72% 72% 71% 70% 69% 70% 68% 70% 63% 62% 57% 60% 54% 55% 48% 50% 44% Recycling rate (%) 36% 40% 30% 21% 21% 20% 10% 0% Poland Slovenia Estonia Czech Rep. Cyprus Greece Romania Lithuania United Kingdom Slovakia France Malta Italy Finland Bulgaria Sweden Ireland Denmark Latvia Norway Portugal Spain Austria Switzerland Hungary The Netherlands Luxembourg Germany Belgium Belgium, The Netherlands, Finland, Latvia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Estonia, Malta, Bulgaria, Romania: Metal packaging recycling rate (steel and aluminium) Finland, Denmark, Greece, Poland, Slovenia, Lithuania, Romania, (2007 – latest official data) Source : Official Member States figures and PRO’s / APEAL members