Zenith Global - Home
  • About us
  • Consulting services
  • Market insights
  • Events
  • News
  • Contact
  • Our team
  • Case studies
  • Careers
  • Community
  • Commercial Consulting
    • Market and category research
    • International expansion and market entry
    • Commercial strategy development
    • Partner search, recommendations and connections
  • Transaction Services
    • Due diligence
    • Acquisitions and target search
    • Valuation
    • Business sale and divestment
  • Water & Environment
    • Water source search development and sustainability
    • Water source inspection testing rehabilitation
    • Source vulnerability assessment
    • Groundwater protection and risk management
    • Water quality troubleshooting
    • Due diligence
    • Regulatory advice
    • Water stewardship
  • Operations Consulting
    • Design consultation
    • Feasibility
    • Operational excellence
    • Capital projects
  • Associates & Sustainability
  • Reports
  • Mergers & acquisitions
  • Upcoming events
  • Past events
  • Sponsorship
  • Industry news
  • Press releases
  • Blogs
  • About us
  • Consulting services
  • Market insights
  • Events
  • News
  • Contact
  • About Us
  • Our team
  • Case studies
  • Careers
  • Community
  • Consulting Services
  • Commercial Consulting
  • Transaction Services
  • Water & Environment
  • Operations Consulting
  • Associates & Sustainability
  • Commercial Consulting
  • Market and category research
  • International expansion and market entry
  • Commercial strategy development
  • Partner search, recommendations and connections
  • Transaction Services
  • Due diligence
  • Acquisitions and target search
  • Valuation
  • Business sale and divestment
  • Water & Environment
  • Water source search development and sustainability
  • Water source inspection testing rehabilitation
  • Source vulnerability assessment
  • Groundwater protection and risk management
  • Water quality troubleshooting
  • Due diligence
  • Regulatory advice
  • Water stewardship
  • Operations Consulting
  • Design consultation
  • Feasibility
  • Operational excellence
  • Capital projects
  • Market Insights
  • Reports
  • Mergers & acquisitions
  • Events
  • Upcoming events
  • Past events
  • Sponsorship
  • News
  • Industry news
  • Press releases
  • Blogs
  • News
  • Blogs
  • Who recycles most ?
News
  • Industry news
  • Press releases
  • Blogs
21st January 2020 Recycling

Who recycles most ?

Lithuanians, apparently, according to The Economist magazine on 11 January.

In 2017, they recycled 74% of all plastic packaging waste, compared with a European Union average of 42% and less than 30% for Finland and France.

Of particular relevance to other countries, a turning point for Lithuania came with the introduction of a deposit return scheme in 2016. Consumers now pay an extra 0.10 euros per pack and receive a refund when they put the empty pack into a reverse vending machine where they shop.

Nearly 90% of Lithuanians have now used these machines. By the end of 2017, 92% of all bottles and cans sold were being returned. Plastic recycling had increased by 20%. Can recycling had almost tripled.

The Economist comments that the deposit is relatively high for many Lithuanians, enough for some to scavenge in bins for the deposit value.

In contrast, Germany’s deposit return scheme – in operation since 2003 – has not been sufficient to encourage ever greater levels of return. Instead, “the earnings from keeping the deposits from unreturned bottles seem to have discouraged producers from switching to more sustainable packaging.”

Related news
Recy
10th March 2020 Recycling
Recycling confusion revealed
Adobe Stock 248318670
6th March 2020 Operations Consulting, Environmental, Recycling
Is the infrastructure in place for recycling?
Comments(0)
    Leave a comment
    • Terms and conditions
    • Privacy policy
    • Cookies
    • Terms of use
    • Standards and policies
    Address
    Zenith Global Ltd
    7 Kingsmead Square
    Bath
    BA1 2AB
    United Kingdom
    Phone +44 (0)1225 327900
    Email info@zenithglobal.com
    • Zenith on twitter
    • Zenith on linkedin
    Copyright Zenith Global Ltd 2023 Registered in England no. 2596583