Petcore Europe chairman Roberto Bertaggia said: “Despite the poor economic situation in the European region, the consumption of PET bottles is still showing clear trends of penetration into new market segments through innovative packaging and the recognised capability of PET to be recycled.
“From a sustainability perspective, our industry is thrilled to have achieved an overall collection rate in 2012 of more than 52% of all post-consumer PET bottles available in the region.
“With the exception of two members, all EU member states managed to achieve PET recycling rates above the Packaging & Packaging Waste Directive target of 22.5% for plastics.”
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