PETplanet Insider Vol. 25 No. 06/24 www.petpla.net 21 MATERIALS / RECYCLING disposable packaging. What’s more, drinks cartons are made almost entirely from new rather than recycled materials. Thousands of trees have to be felled for the packaging. This is because slow-growing wood with long fibres is required for production purposes, most of which is imported to Germany over long transport routes.” www.duh.de right- /Quellenangaben 1 UBA, Federal Environmental Agency (2023) 2 Calculation according to sources 1, 3 and 4 3 ifeu gGmbH, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (2020) – 11.2 % of beverage cartons not sorted for recycling 4 FKN e.V., Association for Beverage Cartons (2008) – approx. 12.5 % other external materials, approx. 17 % moisture and contaminants 5 Market information – approx. 70 % paper, 25 % plastic and 5 % aluminum content of beverage cartons 6 FKN e.V. (2019) – annual processing capacity of the Palurec plant in Cologne Knapsack of around 18,000 tons 7 bifa Umweltinstitut GmbH, Environmental Institute (2020) – approx. 22 % loss during paper recycling Actual recycling rate 2021 according to DUH e.V. Alleged recycling rate 2021 according to FKN e.V. 37.9 % 75 % Total use of beverage cartons in 2021 (empty weight)1 179,700 t Paper content (not recycled)5,7 14,603 t Plastic content (not recycled/incinerated)5,6 10,206 t Aluminium content (not recycled/incinerated)5,6 1,831 t Other external materials (e.g. plastic foils, corrugated cardboard) 16,813 t Moisture and contaminants4 22,865 t No collection via the Green Dot system (e.g. due to disposal in residual waste/paper waste, littering; empty weight)2 69,699 t (Empty weight without other external materials, moisture and contaminants) 94,823 t Recycled beverage cartons (empty weight)5,6,7 68,183 t Sorting residue (beverage cartons not sorted for recycling, incl. moisture and contaminants)3 14,843 t Status: February 2024 Collection via the Green Dot system in bins for recycables (without other external materials, but incl. moisture and contaminants)2 132,531 t (empty weight without moisture and contaminants)2 110,001 t Paper content (recycled)5,7 51,773 t Beverage cartons for recycling (after sorting, incl. other external materials, moisture and contaminants)1 134,500 t Aluminium content (recycled)5,6 2,910 t Plastic content (recycled)5,6 13,500 t Recycling of beverage cartons in Germany in 2021 (source: DUH)
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