EU: Rigid metal packaging recycling hits 74.7% record
Metal Packaging Europe (MPE) reports that in 2013 over 3 million tonnes of steel packaging and aluminium beverage cans were recycled, bringing the recycling rate of rigid metal packaging to a new record of 74.7%. The extra recycled tonnage in 2013 equals an increase of 1.1% over 2012. In 2013 aluminium beverage cans were recycled at a rate of 71.3%. Steel packaging was recycled at a rate of 75.2%.
With this increase, the metal packaging sector continues to improve its recycling rates, over and above the minimum European and national metal recycling rates, and is well on track to reach the industry’s voluntary objective of 80% in Europe by 2020 (Press Release MPE, 25 February 2016).
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