European Paper Week – 27-29 November 2007
Preliminary figures from the Paper Packaging Coordination Group (PPCG) indicate that paper and board packaging reached an impressive 77% recycling rate by 2006, well beyond the 60% target set for paper in the EU’s Packaging Directive1 by end of 2008.
Under the Packaging Directive, the European Commission has to publish the official figures for various packaging materials. It is due to publish these figures shortly.
According to the data, paper has excelled in this area for eight consecutive years.
The approved data for all packaging can be found on the Commission’s website2 along with the legislation that is currently in force in all EU languages. The data collected by the member states is generally subject to a two-year publication delay but the preliminary figures from the Paper Packaging Coordination Group provide a good estimate of the previous year’s performance.
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/packaging_index.htm
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