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Source: Eunomia (2007) Scoping new Municipal waste Targets for Wales, Report to
the WLGA, September 2007.
59.5 Levels of Achievement for Packaging Wastes
In reporting data on packaging recycling to the European Commission, Member
States indicate packaging recycling rates as shown in Figure 59-5 to Figure 59-9, we
show European recycling rates for packaging materials made from wood, glass, paper
& board, metal and plastic, respectively.
Ireland has the highest reported recycling rate for wood packaging at nearly 100%.
Sweden, Denmark, Belgium and Luxembourg are all recovering very high percentages
of glass, whilst Germany and Austria are not very far behind. The suggestion is that
capture rates in excess of 90% for glass packaging should be achievable.
Paper and board packaging has the highest overall recycling rate across Europe as
shown in Figure 59-7. The packaging element of the paper and board stream may or
may not be the best captured fraction. It might be supposed, however, that nonpackaging
paper (such as newsprint and graphic papers from offices and households)
might be rather easier to capture at high rates than the packaging paper and card.
The suggestion is that as with glass, paper and card could be captured at very high
rates, in excess of 90%.
Figure 59-5: Recycling Rates Achieved by Member States for Wood Packaging, 2006
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Recycling Recycling Rate Rate (%)
(%)
885
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
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BE
BU
CY
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Source: EUROSTAT
DK
EST
FI
F
GER
GR
H
IRE
IT
LIT
LUX
M
NO
POL
P
ROM
SLA
SLO
SP
SWE
UK
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