RECYCLING RATES IN BRAZIL
CEMPRE gathers and makes available recycling rates for recyclable materials in Brazil, being a reference for public policies and for society in general.
PLASTIC
24%
of all plastic produced in Brazil in 2019 was recycled.
The volume of post-consumer plastic resin produced in the country in 2019 was approximately 838.5 thousand tons.
STEEL CANS
46,7%
of steel cans consumed in Brazil were recycled in 2019.
About 200 thousand tons of post-consumer steel cans are returned to the recycling process and more than 9 million tons of post-consumer steel are transformed into new steel.
Source:
http://www.abeaco.com.br/
https://www.prolata.com.br/
ALUMINUM
97,4%
of aluminum cans were recycled in 2020.
In 2019, practically all cans that were placed on the market returned to the production cycle: around 31 billion cans.
Of the 375.5 thousand tons of cans sold in the period, 366.8 thousand tons were recycled.
Brazil is the country that contributes the most to aluminum recycling.
CARTON PACKAGES
42,7%
was the percentage of carton packages recycled in Brazil in 2020.
Carton is a renewable material made from wood.
The packages are fully recyclable and contain up to 80% of materials from renewable sources.
PAPER
66,9%
was the recycling rate for paper in general, in 2019.
Brazil is among the main paper recycling countries in the world.
In 2018, 5.1 million tons returned to the production process.
The overall recycling rate for paper is 66.9% (2019). If we only consider packaging paper, this index is around 85%.
Source:
https://anap.org.br/
https://www.abpo.org.br/
https://www.abtcp.org.br
https://www.iba.org
GLASS
47%
Between 1994 and 2011, the glass recycling rate rose from 33% to 47%, for “glass industrial activity” in general, that is, flat, packaging, special-technical and domestic glass.
There is no information regarding present recycling rates of glass
Source:
https://abividro.org.br/
https://www.abrabe.org.br/glass-is-good/
