UK increased recycling rates fastest in Europe over past decade

Guardian: Recycling rates in the UK rose faster in the first decade of the millennium than any other country in Europe, according to official statistics published on Tuesday. Although the UK started from a low base in 2001 – recycling rates were just 12% for all municipal waste – it increased by the greatest amount by 2010, reaching 39%, on a par with the average for the EU. But the European Environment Agency, which released the figures, warned that many countries will fail to meet a European directive...

URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/mar/19/uk-recycling-rates-europe
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