The EU has declared the goal of becoming a “recycling society” since 2005. A report on waste prevention and recycling stated that the levels of recycling are rising but at very different rates and from very different baseline levels in each Member State. This is quite clear if we look at the picture statistics from EUROSTAT. Although significant progress has been observed, there is still a lot to be done both to reduce the overall waste generated (which is rising) and the percentage of waste being recycled or re-used.
An Eye to the Future
The Waste Framework Directive has set new targets for waste management and recycling looking at the year 2020. Specifically, by 2020 50% of household waste and 70% of construction and demolition waste must be recycled. Mechanisms are created to enforce that these targets are met. Other targets have been set in different Directives targeting specific types of waste. These are summarized in the following table:
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