{"id":88428,"date":"2023-12-04T16:02:26","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T15:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=88428"},"modified":"2025-05-22T13:17:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T11:17:19","slug":"zsvr-takes-stock-of-recycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/zsvr-zieht-bilanz-beim-recycling\/","title":{"rendered":"ZSVR takes stock of recycling"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At a joint press conference in Berlin, the Central Agency Packaging Register and the Federal Environment Agency looked at the challenges facing recycling targets. The statutory recycling targets are largely met by the dual systems.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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In 2022, the dual systems achieved and in some cases even exceeded the ambitious statutory targets for the recycling of packaging made of paper\/paperboard\/cardboard, tinplate, aluminium and plastic on average. This means that considerable quantities of this Materials recycled<\/strong>. In the case of plastic packaging, for example, the actual Feed rate for material recycling at 67.5 per cent<\/strong> and thus 4.5 percentage points above the statutory minimum share - four years previously it was still well below 50 per cent.<\/p>

On average across all dual systems, the statutory recycling targets for glass packaging, beverage cartons and other composite packaging were missed, in some cases by a considerable margin. Nevertheless over 50 per cent of the waste collected in the yellow bin is recycled.<\/strong> supplied.\u00a0<\/p>

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\u201eIt's still true: waste separation pays off! We are pleased with the good recycling results of the dual systems, especially for metal and plastic packaging. We are currently particularly concerned about other composite packaging and the insufficient collection volumes for glass packaging. Unfortunately, consumers are still not putting enough used glass in the designated collection containers.\u201c<\/p>

Bettina Rechenberg<\/strong>, Head of Department at UBA<\/p><\/blockquote>

According to a study by the UBA, glass packaging is generally highly recyclable, unless it is a rare special design, e.g. with opaque coatings. They can usually be melted down and used for new glass packaging - again and again. However, even the best packaging design is useless if the empty glass packaging is disposed of in the residual waste after use. They can only be recycled again - sorted by colour - in the glass container. However, collection volumes are falling, partly because too little emphasis on the importance of waste separation<\/strong> and there are fewer and fewer spaces for glass containers. As a result, smaller quantities are being utilised in the recycling plants and valuable used glass is being lost. Compared to the previous year, the Recycling feed rate for glass down by 3.4 percentage points<\/strong>, although the Packaging Act requires a significant increase.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Other composite packaging is often not easy to recycle, as a UBA study shows. Almost every second packaging with a recyclability of less than 90 per cent is composite packaging. There are also Deficits in the recycling infrastructure<\/strong>: In the case of beverage carton packaging and other composite packaging, a large proportion of the recycling capacities will be cancelled in 2022 due to the high energy prices. However, this does not release manufacturers from their product responsibility and the dual systems from complying with the legal requirements. If necessary, adequate prices must be paid to existing facilities or new recycling capacities must be created. There is an acute need for action here.<\/p>