(23 February 2011) The European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) has reported an increase in glass recycling in Europe. According to the figures released by FEVE, 11m tonnes of the 16.32m tonnes of glass collected in the 27 member states of the European Union were recycled. This corresponds to a healthy recycling rate of 67.42 per cent for the year 2009 and is a further improvement on the 2008 recycling rate of 65 per cent. In 2009, Belgium lead the European Union with container glass collections reaching 95 per cent. It was followed by Switzerland and the Netherlands with 95 per cent and 93 per cent, respectively. Sweden and Austria reported collection rates of 90 per cent, while Germany lagged behind Denmark (88 per cent) at 81 per cent. FEVE figures put collection rate in France at 63 per cent. Bulgaria (27 per cent), Romania (22 per cent), Cyprus (18 per cent) and Greece (15 per cent) were at the bottom of the 27-country table.
