In the European Union, the proportion of beverage cartons recycled rose from 36% in 2011 to 39% in 2012, and 42% in 2013.
In the UK, the number of local authorities offering home collection of cartons has jumped from 31% in 2011 to 57%. Yet, that means 43% still don’t.
In the US, the proportion of households with access to local recycling initiatives has shot up from 18% in 2009 to 50%, but many programmes do not yet include kerbside collection.
So, rapid progress is being made at last, though there is still far more to do.
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