The recycling rate for packaging waste in the Baltic States was highest in Estonia in 2024, according to Eurostat data, LSM reported. The recycling rate stood at 69.9% in Estonia, which was up from 68.5% in 2023. The rate was 66.9% (60.7%) in Lithuania and 66.3% (63.1%) in Latvia. The average rate in the EU was 67.0% (67.4%). The recycling rate for plastic packaging was 71.0% in Latvia in 2024, which was up from 59.2% in 2023 and the highest rate in the entire EU by far, Eurostat reported. The corresponding rate declined in both Estonia and Lithuania in 2024. The plastics recycling rate was 41.3% (42.9%) in Lithuania and 40.1% (42.4%) in Estonia. The EU average was 42.4% (41.6%). Meanwhile, the collection rate for waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) was 10.45% in Latvia and 8.98% in Estonia in 2024, according to Eurostat data, LSM reported. The data for Lithuania was not available. In 2023, the WEEE collection rate was 10.36% in Latvia, 9.17% in Lithuania, and 9.12% in Estonia. The EU average was 12.31% in 2024 and 11.61% in 2023.
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