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[[Category: Tonnage & Waste Types]] | [[Category: Tonnage & Waste Types]] | ||
The [[Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive]] ( | 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 This Directive has now been repealed and replaced by Directive 2018/852/EC on Packaging and Packaging Waste which requires that: | ||
*65% of all packaging waste must be recycled by 2025 | |||
*70% of all packaging waste must be recycled by 2030. | |||
==EU Material Specific Targets== | |||
Directive 2018/852/EC revises the material specific targets <ref>https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32018L0852&from=EN, Directive 2018/852/EC on Packaging and Packaging Waste </ref> to those highlighted in the table below: | |||
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! Material !! Target to be achieved by 31/12/2025 !! Target to be achieved by 31/12/2030 | |||
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| Plastic || 50% || 55% | |||
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| Wood || 25% || 30% | |||
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| Ferrous Metals || 70% || 80% | |||
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| Aluminium || 50% || 60% | |||
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| Glass || 70% || 75% | |||
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| Paper & Cardboard || 75% || 85% | |||
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== Material Specific Targets == | == Material Specific Targets == | ||