Feve - Glass Recycling At 74%

The average glass recycling rate int he EU28 is steady at 74%, according to FEVE. More than 11.6m/tonnes of glass bottles are collected and recycled into food grade quality material for the production of new containers. Countries such as Belgium, Slovenia and Sweden, with excellent separation collection systems, continue to outperform beyond 95%. While glass stands alone as the most circular packaging solution, maintaining permanent quality even when recycled, the reality is that there is still an important collection gap to fill in many EU countries. "Our industry is mobilised to fill the gap to 100% EU glass recycling because recycled glass is a most important raw material," said Adeline Farrelly, FEVE Secretary General.