All European Union (EU) member states have to comply with the demanding recycling rates targets that were set for the … the recycling system. Moreover, one can observe very different approaches for managing household packaging waste, although … altogether) of any approach over another. This paper presents and discusses the pros and cons of the recycling systems of …

The recycling of packaging waste is an objective of the Community with very ambitious recycling rate targets laid down … environmental policy is an ongoing effort. Currently, there is still no agreement on the ‘optimal' recycling rates, and on whether … management system, there is still a lack of data regarding the actual costs of recycling and on how these costs have been …