With the report "Determination of the share of highly recyclable packaging subject to system participation on the German market" (June 2023), the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) aims to create an improved data basis for considerations on the further development of Section 21 of the Packaging Act.
Against the background of an ecological design of the participation fees (§ 21 VerpackG), the share of highly recyclable packaging in Germany was determined.
The current minimum standard (reference year 2021) serves as the basis for the evaluation. The following main results of the study can be noted::
10.7 % of all packaging subject to system participation is less than 90 % recyclable and
14.9 % of all packaging subject to system participation is less than 95 % recyclable.
Of the packaging in the lightweight fraction subject to system participation
32.0 % are less than 90 % recyclable and
44.3 % are less than 95 % recyclable.
Further information can be found under the following link (German only):