Recycling rates for packaging waste in 2007 by country

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Created : Jan 12, 2011 Published : Jan 14, 2011 Last modified : Nov 29, 2012 11:36 AM

Generation and recycling of packaging waste in the member countries of the European Environment Agency. The data show that 18 countries in 2007 met the 2008 target of the Packaging Waste Directive (2004/12/EC) to recycle at least 55% of packaging waste generated, and one country missed the 2001 target to recycle at least 25%.

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25 Nov 2010

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2006-2007

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Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom

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The recycling rate was calculated using data on the absolute amounts of packaging waste generated and recycled reported by the respective countries

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Percent (%)

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