In 2022, about 75 percent of the total packaging materials used in the Netherlands were recycled, surpassing the 70 percent goal set for that year. Amongst the various packaging materials that were recycled in the country, ferrous metal had the highest recycling rate, at some 95 percent.
Share of packaging recycled in the Netherlands in 2022, by type of material
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Afvalfonds Verpakkingen. (August 15, 2023). Share of packaging recycled in the Netherlands in 2022, by type of material [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/712411/recycled-packaging-share-in-the-netherlands-by-type-of-material/
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