November 19, 2015 Updated 11/19/2015
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New data from PlasticsEurope has found growth in plastics waste collection.
The annual overview, published by industry organizations PlasticsEurope and the European Association of Plastics Recycling & Recovery (EPRO) found that 7.7 million metric tons of plastics waste was collected in 2014, up from 6.6 million tonnes in 2012.
The study also found that 69.2 percent of waste plastic was recycled or used to generate energy, according to data compiled by the consulting company Consultic.
The amount of post-consumer waste plastics generated in the European Union, Norway and Switzerland stood at 25.8 million tonnes, up from 25.2 million tonnes in 2013. The United Kingdom recycled 29 percent of its waste plastic.
The highest recycling rate was seen in Norway, where it reached 40 percent. Rates topping 30 percent were achieved in Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, Portugal and Estonia.
Malta ranked last with approximately 14 percent.
