Facts & Figures
| Population |
82.4 Million |
|
No. of local authorities |
446 (2005) |
|
Packaging
(household and transport) |
13.5 Million tonnes (2007) |
|
Actual situation
(household packaging)
|
3.32 Million tonnes recycled in 2007 (based on licensed amount) |
|
Members |
approx. 15,000 members
Household packaging, with some small commercial outlets |
Recycling of used packaging 2007
|
|
Material |
Licensed quantity |
Recycled quantity |
|
|
Glass |
1,344,522 t |
1,336,882 t |
|
|
Paper/cardboard |
981,530 t |
687,641 t |
|
|
Plastic |
599,953 t |
496,432 t |
|
|
Composites |
178,892 t |
211,936 t |
|
|
Tinplate |
187,808 t |
176,617 t |
|
|
Aluminium |
29,779 t |
21,989 t |
|
|
Total |
3,322,541 t |
2,929,497 t |
