Increase in European glass recycling

Archiv – Glass recycling continued on its upward trend in 2003, according to figures from European container glass federation FEVE.Glass recycling continued on its upward trend in 2003, according to figures from European container glass federation FEVE. Collections in the European Union totalled 9.376 million tonnes, 4.6% more than the 8.963 million tonnes collected in 2002. This represents a recycling percentage for 2003 of 60% compared to 59% in 2002
Recycling percentages in many European countries exceeded 60% in 2003, with Switzerland topping the list on 96%, followed by Sweden on 92%, and Germany and Belgium both on 88%. Meanwhile, growth rates were particularly strong in the UK and among the Mediterranean countries. Bottom of Europe’s glass recycling league was Turkey with a rate of 22%.