(ANSA) - BELGRADE, JAN 13 - Several EU countries from
Central- and Eastern Europe are among the best in Europe for the
recycling rate of plastic, the EU statistical office Eurostat
said. In 2018, the highest recycling rate of plastic packaging
waste was recorded in Lithuania (69.3%), ahead of Slovenia
(60.4%, 2017 data), Bulgaria (59.2%), Czechia (57.0%), Cyprus
(54.3%) and Slovakia (51.4%), according to Eurostat data. On the
contrary, Hungary (30.0%) is among the EU countries where less
than one-third of plastic packaging waste was recycled, together
with Malta, France, Ireland, Finland, Denmark, Austria and
Luxembourg. At EU level, an estimated 41.5% of plastic packaging
waste was recycled in 2018. (ANSA).
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