{"id":3730,"date":"2024-11-12T05:41:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T10:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=3730"},"modified":"2024-11-12T05:41:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T10:41:24","slug":"luxembourg-exports-40t-of-plastic-waste-annually-to-oecd-nations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=3730","title":{"rendered":"Luxembourg exports 40t of plastic waste annually to OECD nations"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The practice is aligned with EU policies. Credit: jesper Sohof via Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Luxembourg reportedly exports approximately 40 tonnes (t) of plastic waste each year to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, primarily to Italy and neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n

This practice is in compliance with EU policies that restrict the export of such waste to non-OECD nations due to the risk of it being improperly disposed of or incinerated instead of being recycled. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Luxembourg engages in both recycling and waste collection while also exporting a part of its collected plastic waste, reported <\/a>RTL TODAY<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

This exported waste is sourced from domestic recycling centres and is shipped to other countries for recycling purposes.<\/p>\n

Among the three waste recipient countries, Italy receives the largest share, with 17t.<\/p>\n

The information was disclosed by Luxembourg Environment Minister Serge Wilmes in response to a parliamentary question from Luxembourg Socialist Workers\u2019 Party members Claire Delcourt and Mars Di Bartolomeo.<\/p>\n

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