Press release 50/2020 from 27.10.2020 | Last changed: 27.10.2020
Further increase in packaging consumption in 2018 in Germany
… consumption has thus increased by 17.9 percent. This is shown in the latest report by the German Environment Agency (UBA) on the volume and recycling of packaging in Germany. Private final consumers account for 47 percent of the total quantity, i.e. over 8.9 million … date. The guidelines of the European Packaging Directive applicable for the 2018 reporting year are determined based on the amounts of waste delivered to recycling …