STATISTICS ON THE RECYCLING OF PACKAGING
Recycling means the conversion of collected packaging material so that it can be used to manufacture a new product.
| YEAR | TOTAL |
FIBRE |
GLASS |
METAL |
PLASTIC |
WOOD |
| 1998 | 45 % |
57 % |
62 % |
16 % |
10 % |
|
| 1999 | 50 % |
61 % |
78 % |
19 % |
13 % |
|
| 2000 | 50 % |
62 % |
64 % |
25 % |
14 % |
|
| 2001 | 47 % |
58 % |
50 % |
39 % |
15 % |
|
| 2002 | 49 % |
61 % |
50 % |
46 % |
15 % |
|
| 2003 | 41 % |
63 % |
61 % |
50 % |
14 % |
7 % |
| 2004 | 40 % |
70 % |
55 % *) |
55 % |
15 % |
7 % |
| 2005 | 43 % |
79 % |
63 % *) |
54 % |
14 % |
5 % |
| 2006 | 49 % |
86 % |
74 % *) |
59 % |
16 % |
8 % |
| 2007 | 52 % |
88 % |
81 % *) |
70 % |
18 % |
10 % |
| 2008 | 56 % |
93 % |
80 % *) |
75 % |
23 % |
20 % |
*) The difference between the recycling rate and recovery rate of glass packaging is due to a decision by the authorities stating that the use of glass packaging waste as material in construction work is counted as recovery but not as recycling.