A year after the publication of its Analysis of 135 paper and packaging waste collection systems, ACR+ got back to this report during an online conversation. It was also the opportunity to highlight the recently published COLLECTORS guidelines focusing on how to improve the quantity of sorted municipal waste leading to high quality recycling and discuss the first results of the survey conducted by ACR+ on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on municipal waste management systems.

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Watch the recording of the conversation here.

Analysis of 135 paper and packaging waste collection systems offers an overview of the different organisations and an analysis of the local performances of 135 waste collection systems across Europe. It highlights the great diversity of collection systems, with many different sorting systems and combination of collection modes (door-to-door, bring bank, combined, etc.).

COLLECTORS guidelines provide recommendations for local waste collection systems to better assess their situation and improve their performances. They include practical recommendations  as well as more concrete illustrations on how local players succeeded in tackle local challenges and improve their performances.