Europeans want to recycle more

There is no more recycling because the infrastructure is not in place.

It seems that recycling more or less is no longer a question of citizenship education but of infrastructure. This is demonstrated by a survey conducted in 14 European countries by the survey agency LUCID in partnership with Every Can Counts, an initiative that aims to raise awareness of the benefits of recycling aluminium beverage cans.

For Europeans, according to the results of the survey, the main obstacle to recycling is the lack of containers.

These results show that the world is definitely changing. We want to recycle and take care of our planet. 93% of respondents would like to see more recycling bins in public spaces such as streets, parks, beaches and others.

Meanwhile, 94% said that there should, above all, be more recycling bins at festivals or sporting events, but perhaps most importantly, 90% said that recyclable beverage containers should be used at these major events.

“Most respondents are willing to do more when it comes to sorting and recycling the beverage cans they consume away from home, but proper recycling and collection solutions are often too few and far between. Collecting and recycling beverage cans might be easier in several cases, it might even be fun as our European initiative shows, but it certainly makes a lot of sense, as aluminium cans are made of a fully circular and permanent material which makes them the most valuable and recycled beverage packaging,” said David, director of Every Can Counts Europe Van Heuverswyn said.

One of the problems that have been detected is that the citizen lacks knowledge and information about, for example, recycling rates.

Only 55% of respondents identified, for example, aluminium as an infinitely recyclable packaging material.