(ANSA) - Rome, October 9. Italy is top in the European Union for waste recycling at 76.9% of urban, industrial and other waste recycled, Eurostat said Monday. This compared with an EU average of 37%, it said.

France is on 54%, the UK at 44% and Germany on 43%, it said.

Italy recycles 56.4 million tonnes of waste a year, only behind Germany on 72.4 million, Eurostat said.

