This is a difficult question, and one that is possibly more openly seen in the free markets of Germany and the United Kingdom than it is in the EPR controlled markets of the majority of the European nations.
When we look at the figures produced by the ETRMA, they show, almost universally, high collection and recycling rates. Europe is, it appears, doing pretty well at recycling. However, all is not as it seems.
Starting with the easiest market for Tyre and Rubber Recycling to consider, the UK. Here, there have been consistently high collection rates of 80 per cent of arisings and abov...
