With more than 730 recycling sites, the total capacity in EU27+3 now stands at 11.3 million tonnes. This shows that the plastic recycling sector is an important employment generator with more than 30,000 persons across Europe, and with €8.7 billion in turnover it contributes substantially to the socio-economic welfare in the region.

In terms of the polymers split, more than 3/4 of the total share is covered by flexible PE & PP, PET and rigid PE & PP. These streams showed the highest increase, compared to 2020. When it comes to rigid polyolefins, nearly half of the recycling capacity is dedicated to the household stream. For flexible PE & PP, half of the capacity is for commercial waste.

Germany, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, and France are the countries with the highest installed capacities, representing 2/3 of the total market. Furthermore, countries with notable growth are Poland and the Netherlands.

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