Table 2.

Plastic flexible films collection schemes and programs in European countries ([3,35]).

Collection Type		Materials	EU Countries	Films Collection
Kerbside	Single fraction	Plastic	Austria, Netherlands	Comingled flexible and rigid plastic collection
	Co-mingled	Plastic and metal	Germany, Slovenia, Hungary	Collected with mixed plastics
			France	Some collections with mixed plastics
			Italy	Rigid and film plastics are collected separately
		Glass, plastic and metal all in one bin	Ireland	Collected with mixed recyclables
Bring points	Single Fraction	Plastic	Sweden	Collected with mixed plastics
	Co-mingled	Plastic and metal	Spain, Portugal	Collected with mixed plastics
Retail return system (drop-off)	-	Plastic	United Kingdom	Plastics PE films collected separately