The European Union (EU-27) member state with the highest recycling rate for packaging waste in 2021 was Belgium, at some 80 percent. That year, 10 countries had a recycling rate higher than the EU average of 64 percent. Under the European Commission's Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive, Member States have committed to achieving a packaging recycling rate of 65 percent by 2025, and 70 percent by 2030.
Recycling rate of packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) 2021, by country
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