EU BEVERAGE CARTON RECYCLING RISES TO 47%

摘要

The latest figures on beverage carton recycling in the EU show that 47% of cartons, equivalent to approximately 430,000 tonnes, were recycled in 2016 at more than 20 paper mills in Europe.The total recovery rate (recycling and energy recovery) reached 76% for 2016 and continues an unbroken trend of increases dating back to 2005. "Separate collection is a key element in any type of recycling, and the continued increase in the beverage carton recycling rate across Europe indicates that beverage cartons are increasingly being collected, allowing them to be recycled," said Annick Carpentier, director general of the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) in Brussels.