Nicosia:The recycling rate for plastic packaging waste in Cyprus was reported to be 27.8% in 2024, placing it among the lowest in the European Union. This data was published by Eurostat, revealing that the country generated 23.31 kg of plastic packaging waste per capita, of which only 6.47 kg per capita was recycled.
According to Cyprus News Agency, Cyprus's recycling rate is lower than several other EU countries, with Denmark at 22.5%, Finland at 26.9%, and France at 27.4%.
At the EU level, the average plastic packaging waste generated per capita was 35.9 kg in 2024, with 15.3 kg being recycled. This reflects an increase of 0.6 kg per capita for both waste generation and recycling compared to 2023. The overall EU recycling rate for plastic packaging waste rose to 42.4% in 2024, up from 41.6% in the previous year.
Latvia led the EU with the highest recycling rate of 71.0%, followed by Belgium at 58.2%, Poland at 56.0%, and Czechia at 53.7%.