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[[Member States]] must continue to meet these minimum standards, but are free to set higher domestic targets if they chose. The provisional figures indicate 70.2% of UK Packaging Waste was either recycled or recovered in 2017 <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste 2019] updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data</ref>. The mechanism used to deliver evidence and drive the Packaging Waste targets is delivered in the UK through the [[PRN]] system.
[[Member States]] must continue to meet these minimum standards, but are free to set higher domestic targets if they chose. The provisional figures indicate 70.2% of UK Packaging Waste was either recycled or recovered in 2017 <ref name="dig">[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste 2019] updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data</ref>. The mechanism used to deliver evidence and drive the Packaging Waste targets is delivered in the UK through the [[PRN]] system.


== UK Targets and Progress ==
== UK Targets and Progress ==
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|+ style="caption-side:bottom;"|Packaging Waste and Recycling/Recovery, split by material, UK 2017 (provisional)<ref>DEFRA Digest</ref>
|+ style="caption-side:bottom;"|Packaging Waste and Recycling/Recovery, split by material, UK 2017 (provisional)<ref name="dig" />
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!  !! Packaging Waste Arising (kt) !! Total Recovered/Recycled (kt) !! Achieved Recovery/Recycling Rate (%) !! EU Target Recovery/Recycling Rate (%)
!  !! Packaging Waste Arising (kt) !! Total Recovered/Recycled (kt) !! Achieved Recovery/Recycling Rate (%) !! EU Target Recovery/Recycling Rate (%)