The current voluntary commitment is to reach a 66% recycling rate by 2010 in 29 European countries (EU27 plus Norway and Switzerland). The paper industry has been committed to increasing recycling for many years The chart below shows that we are currently at 64.5%, on target for 2010: - Evolution of the Recovered Paper Utilisation and the Recycling Rate in EU-27 + NO and CH
Source: - CEPI - European Paper Recycling Conference, Amsterdam 6 – 7 October 2008 Note – On average 19% of paper consumption is not collectable or not recyclable; this includes paper in libraries and long term archives, applications that disappear during the consumption, or hygiene papers. Virgin paper sourced for sustainable forest management, and recycled paper are complimentary. Without virgin paper the European paper recycling loop would stop in approximately 3 months as the fibres used in paper manufacture can only be recycled 4-6 time. (Poyry Consulting, Ilpo Ervasti 2007) For more information go to: - www.cepi.org
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