Latest European glass recycling data confirm that almost 13 million tons of glass bottles and jars were collected in the EU28, giving an average glass collection for recycling rate of 76
It is a priority for the industry to ensure that the remaining 24
The Close the Glass Loop platform paves the way to a renewed combination of resources and collaboration to boost the separate collection for glass packaging in the coming years and will involve all players of the bottle-to-bottle loop from consumers, customers, retailers, to municipalities, recyclers and manufacturers in a collaborative effort to collect, sort and treat the glass that is currently leaking from the system.
(1) – These data include the United Kingdom.
