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  1. The European Union has set the goal of achieving a circular economy by 2050, and waste recycling is a big part of its strategy. After years of development through binding policies and directives, European countries currently have some of the best recycling rates worldwide.

    Recycling in Europe - statistics & facts | Statista

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    How do you track recycling in the EU?
    Tracking recycling in the EU The European Environment Agency (EEA) is an EU body that provides useful data about recycling, such as data on municipal or packaging waste. An interesting dataset to track is the one that shows recycling targets for municipal and packaging waste, with a breakdown available for different types of materials.

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    How much waste is recycled in the EU?
    For municipal waste, the EU-27 recycling rate average almost doubled from 27.3 % in 2000 to 49.6 % in 2021. As the following visualisation shows, five Member States recycle more than half their waste: 71.1 % in Germany, 60 % in Slovenia, 57.8 % in the Netherlands, 55.3 % in Luxembourg and 53.3 % in Belgium.

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    Which countries recycle the most plastic?
    Ranging between 26-52%, more than half of the countries in Europe have plastic packaging recycling rates above 40%. Czechia, Spain and Netherlands are on the top of the list with rates close to 50%5. Since 20065... Recycling of plastic waste from packaging has increased by 92%. Energy recovery from plastic packaging waste has increased by 84%.

    Plastic Recycling Factsheet - European Circular Economy Stakeholder

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    Is the EU doing enough to reach its recycling target?
    After years of development through binding policies and directives, European countries currently have some of the best recycling rates worldwide. However, with recycling rates stagnating – and in some cases even reversing – there is growing skepticism on whether the EU is doing enough to reach its target.

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    How can the EU improve plastic production & use & waste?
    The briefing notes that the EU has already taken steps to improve the management of plastic production, use and waste, including the European strategy for plastics in the circular economy, the EU’s Single Use Plastics Directive, and new, more ambitious targets for plastic recycling included in the EU’s updated waste directives of 2018. Figure 1.

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    Why is the waste recycling rate increasing in the EU-27?
    We apologize for the inconvenience, but you don't have permissions on this resource. The waste recycling rate — proportion of waste generated that is recycled — has increased in the EU-27. Driven by EU binding recycling targets, this indicates progress towards using more waste as a resource and achieving a circular economy.

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      Plastic waste and recycling in the EU: facts and figures

      Dec 19, 2018 · In Europe, the most used way to dispose of plastic waste is energy recovery, which means turning plastic waste into usable heat, electricity, or fuel through incineration or other processes. Recycling is the second most …

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      Réduction et valorisation des déchets : que fait l’Europe

      Nov 24, 2021 · D’ici à 2025 : recyclage de 55 % des déchets municipaux ; 65 % des déchets d’emballage ; mise en place d’une collecte séparée des déchets textiles et des déchets dangereux produits par les ménages.

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      Open data to track progress in the EU’s recycling targets

      Sep 4, 2023 · At the same time many other countries, especially in central and eastern Europe, managed to quickly grow their recycling share, and among them we find Czechia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.

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      Recycling in Europe - statistics & facts | Statista

      Aug 16, 2024 · Share of recycled PET use in Europe 2022, by end-user. Distribution of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) use in Europe in 2022, by end market

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      Reuse and recycling are key to tackling Europe’s waste …

      Aug 31, 2020 · European Union Member States face a dilemma on how to deal with the millions of tonnes of waste generated in Europe every year, amid a growing number of bans and tougher international rules on the export of …

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      2025 recycling target: only 10 EU countries on track

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      Waste and recycling - European Commission

      2 days ago · Horizon Europe: €188.6 million available to sustainable energy supply and energy use research projects

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