The European Union (EU-27) member state with the highest recycling rate for packaging waste in 2023 was Belgium, at some **** percent. That year, six countries had a recycling rate higher than the EU average of 70 percent. Under the European Commission's Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive, member states have committed to achieving a packaging recycling rate of ** percent by 2025, and ** percent by 2030.
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