Recycling improvements

About time. And not enough. But I am delighted to see new momentum from industry efforts to improve recycling rates.

• European Union beverage carton recycling rose from 37% in 2011 to 40% in 2012.

• European PET bottle recycling reached 52% in 2012.

• US aluminium can recycling increased from 65% in 2011 to 67% in 2012.