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22 cze 2022 · These 25 recycling facts and statistics show the state of plastic, paper, aluminum, glass, electronic and food recycling in 2022. Materials like glass and aluminum have high recycling rates and can be recycled endlessly, but many types of plastics are labeled recyclable when they are not.
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24 paź 2024 · In 2022, a total of 83.4 million tonnes of packaging waste was produced in the EU, or 186.5 kg per inhabitant. Compared with 2021, this represents a decrease of 3.6 kg per inhabitant, but an increase of 31.7 kg compared with 2012. Out of all the packaging waste generated in the EU, 41% were paper and cardboard, 19% was plastic, 19% glass, 16% wood and 5% metal. In 2022, an average of 36.1 kg ...
10 sty 2024 · Overview. Annual production of plastics worldwide from 1950 to 2022 (in million metric tons) Distribution of global plastic materials production in 2022, by region. Plastics use worldwide...
attributed and post-consumer recycled plastics for the first time. Plastics Europe recognizes that to transition to net zero by 2050, faster systemic change and more intense and effective collaboration between all parts of the European plastics’ system and policy makers are essential. We also need a new and
PLASTICS RECYCLING INDUSTRY FIGURES 2022. MAPPING OF INSTALLED CAPACITIES. PLASTIC RECYCLING INDUSTRY IN EUROPE, 2022. Plastic recycling installed capacities in EU27+3 countries reached 12.5 million tonnes in 2022 which translates into a 10% growth in comparison to the previous year.
25 paź 2024 · The block recycled 41% of the plastic packaging waste generated in 2022, a very slight increase from the 39.7% registered in 2021. In 2022, an average of 36.1 kg of plastic packaging waste was generated for each person living in the EU and, out of this, 14.7 kg were recycled. Between 2012 and 2022, the amount of generated plastic packaging ...
The world is producing twice as much plastic waste as two decades ago, with the bulk of it ending up in landfill, incinerated or leaking into the environment, and only 9% successfully recycled, according to a new OECD report.
