Rising exports help boost packaging recycling
Packaging waste exports from the UK increased by almost 50% last year and accounted for a third of the 600,000 tonne increase in packaging recycling, according to provisional data from the Environment Department.1 The figures suggest that the recovery rate rose from 48% to 53.6%, but the real rate could be lower if concerns about fraudulent reporting prove well founded.
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