
04/12/2024
It’s , but no need to shop till you drop!
Think about your purchases. In 2022, a total of 83.4 million tonnes of packaging waste was produced in the 🇪🇺, or 186.5 kg per inhabitant.
The highest recycling rate of plastic packaging was recorded in:
🇸🇰Slovakia 60%,
🇧🇪Belgium 54%
🇩🇪🇸🇮Germany & Slovenia 51%
The lowest rates were recorded in:
🇲🇹Malta 16%
🇩🇰Denmark 23%
🇫🇷🇦🇹France and Austria 25%
How can we tackle this issue? The 🇪🇺Packaging Directive aims to harmonise national measures on packaging and the management of packaging waste to ensure effective recycling