The European Container Glass Federation (FEVE), Brussels, has released the most recent industry statistics showing that the average recycling rate for glass packaging reached 76 percent in 2017. The majority of the 30 billion glass collected containers were sent to one of the 160 plants in Europe, FEVE reports in a news release on the updated statistics.
According to FEVE Secretary General, Adeline Farrelly, “The high glass collection for recycling rate of 76 percent shows that the glass packaging circular economy works very well. Glass is a permanent material that can be endlessly recycled into new packaging, always maintaining its safety characteristics no matter how many times it’s recycled.”
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