Since the standardization of the collection of lightweight and metal packaging, the amount collected in Austria has been increasing continuously. In the first half of 2024, Interzero recorded a nationwide increase of 4% compared to the previous year , with the strongest increases in Vienna and Carinthia. At the beginning of 2023, the collection of lightweight packaging was standardized in Austria: Now, in addition to plastic bottles, cups, bowls and other plastic and metal packaging are collected in the yellow bag or yellow bin. The current figures from Interzero show an increase of 4% for the first half of 2024 compared to 2023. Vienna recorded the largest increase with 10% , followed by Carinthia with 8% .
“Urban areas are usually below the national average when it comes to collection. Thanks to standardization, cities are now catching up significantly ,” explains Thomas Glatz , Managing Director of Interzero Austria.
New EU directives as the next step
In the future, the collection and recycling of packaging will also be promoted by the new EU directive Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) . The regulation aims to make packaging more sustainable and recyclable by 2030. With the Made4Circle service, Interzero supports companies in the implementation of recyclable packaging.
Read more about the collection increase in Austria here: Carinthians collected more in the yellow bag – kaernten.ORF.at
You can find more detailed information in our press release: Yellow bag: 4% collection increase
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Interzero is one of the leading service providers around the closure of product, material and logistics loops as well as innovation leader in plastics recycling with the largest sorting capacity in Europe. Under the guiding principle of “zero waste solutions,” the company supports more than 50,000 customers across Europe in the responsible use of recyclable materials, helping them to improve their own sustainability performance and conserve primary resources.
With around 2,000 employees, the company generates sales of over one billion euros (2021). According to Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Interzero’s recycling activities saved 1.2 million tons of greenhouse gases compared to primary production and over 11.1 million tons of primary raw materials in 2023 alone. As a pioneer of the circular economy, Interzero is the winner of the German Sustainability Award 2024 and the associated special prize in the transformation field of “resources”. Further information can be found at www.interzero.at.
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