EU: 59.8% PET bottles collected for recycling in 2016

16 February 2018

Out of 3.147.000 tonnes of PET bottles and containers placed in the European market in 2016, 59.8% (1.880.900 tonnes) was collected and thereof 1.773.200 tonnes mechanically recycled. These conclusions come from the annual PCI Wood Mackenzie PET recycle survey.
It shows that the collection rates increased by 7.4%, while the recycling rates also grew by 7.3%. In 2016, that resulted in 129.400 tonnes more collected and 120.000 tonnes more recycled PET compared to 2014. When it comes to more country specific figures, the survey reveals that the combined volumes reported for France, Germany and Italy represent 47.9% of the total volume collected (Press Release Petcore Europe, 16 January 2018).
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