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"The main goal of Europe’s new waste management reform is to reduce significantly the volume of waste deposited in landfills. With regard to the various elements of the reform, I wish now to say a few words about selective collection.
Looking around the European Union, we see a considerably diverse picture. A Europe that is united in so many respects has split in two on the subject of selective collection. Among those leading the field are Denmark, the Netherlands, and Germany, where the proportion of municipal waste collected selectively stands at around 50%, while those bringing up the rear are at scarcely more than 2%. Similarly, great differences may be seen with regard to the selective collection of industrial waste. There are countries, Italy and the Netherlands, where this represents 80-90%, while in others it has hardly reached 10%.
My country, Hungary, provides a good example of this duality. Less than 2.5% of municipal waste is recycled, which is one of the lowest proportions among the EU Member States. In the case of industrial waste, on the other hand, this figure stands at over 70%, which puts us in a higher performance category.
Why this duality? Well, in Hungary selective waste collection was made mandatory for industry a few years ago. This is the main reason for this fine result of 70%. By contrast, the authorities wish to introduce selective collection of municipal waste on a voluntary basis, by creating waste collection islands. The result speaks for itself: only 2% of all domestic waste is collected selectively.
I believe that this example provides a good illustration of how important it is that we establish uniform, binding minimum goals for selective collection for all Member States, both for industrial and for domestic waste. Finally, ladies and gentlemen, please believe me that we will not need to spend as much time debating incineration if we succeed in resolving the question of selective collection."@en1
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