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[[Category: Tonnage & Waste Types]] | [[Category: Tonnage & Waste Types]] | ||
The original [[Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive]] (94/62/EC) set minimum [[Recovery]] (60%) and [[Recycling]] (55%) targets for Packaging waste to be met by 31 December 2008, as well as material specific targets. This Directive has now been amended and replaced by Directive 2018/852/EC on [[Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive|Packaging and Packaging Waste]] which requires that: | The Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015<ref>https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1640/introduction/made</ref> sets out illustrative examples of [[Packaging Waste]] in Schedule 5. The original [[Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive]] (94/62/EC) set minimum [[Recovery]] (60%) and [[Recycling]] (55%) targets for Packaging waste to be met by 31 December 2008, as well as material specific targets. This Directive has now been amended and replaced by Directive 2018/852/EC on [[Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive|Packaging and Packaging Waste]] which requires that: | ||
*65% of all packaging waste must be [[Recycling|recycled]] by 2025 | *65% of all packaging waste must be [[Recycling|recycled]] by 2025 | ||
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| Paper & Cardboard || 75% || 85% | | Paper & Cardboard || 75% || 85% | ||
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== Material Specific Targets == | == Material Specific Targets == | ||