According to the latest data provided by Eurostat and published by the environmental NGO Kyoto Club Italy recycles 76,9% of the total amount of waist which is nearly twice as much as the total European waste recycling. The average percentage of waste recycling in Europe is around 37%. France, Germany and Great Britain (54%, 44% and 43% correspondingly) are the closest rivals of Italy when it comes to waste recycling.

“The Italian case is a great success,” – admit the representatives of Kyoto Club, – “both in terms of the quantity of the stuff sent to the waste recycling plants and in terms of the low cost of the whole recycling chain: from the waste collection to the industrial production of new products made from recycled materials. Italy demonstrates an example of pure excellence being an absolute industry leader in Europe.”