Country comparison - Recycling rates of municipal waste, 2004 and 2017 — European Environment Agency
![EU 28+2 recycled 6.8m tonnes, 40.9%, of its 16.7m tonnes plastic packaging waste in 2016, easily surpassing the EU's minimum target of 22.5%. This is a key result from the Conversio report EU 28+2 recycled 6.8m tonnes, 40.9%, of its 16.7m tonnes plastic packaging waste in 2016, easily surpassing the EU's minimum target of 22.5%. This is a key result from the Conversio report](https://www.rigk.de/Editors/RIGK/Bilder/Content-Bilder/Presse/20180309_PI_EPRO/20180620_EPRO_577x375.jpg)
EU 28+2 recycled 6.8m tonnes, 40.9%, of its 16.7m tonnes plastic packaging waste in 2016, easily surpassing the EU's minimum target of 22.5%. This is a key result from the Conversio report
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