Italy on top for recycling
However, our country has been recognized as the best among European
countries for recycling.
On March 17th, was celebrated world recycling day,
an event born to promote recycling and raise awareness among citizens about our
planet’s prevention.
Recycling champions around Europe
On this day, GreenItaly report by Symbola foundation came out, reporting,
in percentages, which among European countries are most committed to recycling;
and surprisingly, Italy won first place!
As a European champion, we recycle 79.3% of waste, ahead of France (55.8%)
and United Kingdom (50.5%), and our score is above the European average of
39.2%.
If we speak about quantity, Italy ranks second after Germany, recycling
56.4 million tons of waste compared to 72.4 million tons of waste recycled in
Germany (but still on the podium): 26 million of waste, the majority, are
recycled plastic, glass, wood, and textiles; 14 million is mixed waste; 6
million is organic and green waste and 1.7 million are chemicals. Yet,
another achievement to be proud of.
SDGs
Having achieved these results, Italy has already reached and overcome the
goals imposed by the European Union set for 2030: recycling 65% of waste by
2025 and reach 70% by 2030.
The effort of raising awareness, both to citizens and companies, is slowly beginning
to bear its fruit. During the last five years, more than 400,000 Italian
companies have focused and changed their production on green products,
technologies, and packaging, about 1 in 3, and this helps to achieve the
sustainable development goals set in the 2030 Agenda.
What's next?
Although there’s still a long way to go, we are on the right track, and now
all we need to do is get involved and engage ourselves, even more.
