Packaging under pressure as EU unveils tough recycling targets
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Tough new EU recycling targets for the packaging industry have been branded “laughably unachievable”
Recycling and preparing for reuse of packaging waste is to be increased to 80% (by weight) by 2030 with individual materials required to recycle more.
Paper, ferrous metal, aluminium and glass have been set a 90% target while plastic recycling rates are to rise to 60% by 2030. The target for wood has been set at 80%.
Source: www.packagingnews.co.uk
