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Highest recycling rates in Austria and Germany – but UK and Ireland show fastest increase

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Press Release Published 08 Mar 2013 Last modified 23 Nov 2020

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Photo: © James Hadfield

Austria, Germany and Belgium recycled the largest proportion of municipal waste in Europe in 2010. Although some countries have rapidly increased recycling rates, Europe is still wasting vast quantities of valuable resources by sending them to landfill, and many countries risk falling short of legally binding recycling targets.