13 February 2025
HORECA National Factsheet for France
In number of establishments, France has the 3rd biggest hospitality sector in Europe.
Close the Glass Loop investigated glass packaging waste in the hospitality channel. The study provides a summary of the market characteristics & recycling performance of the hospitality channel across the EU-27MS + the UK, and the waste management governance models available to hospitality operators in 10 of the European countries that have Close the Glass Loop national platforms.
From our detailed study packed with lots of numbers and complex information, we’ve crafted easy-to-read national factsheets. These handy sheets sum up the most important stats and key details for each country in one place. They’re like quick snapshots, making it simple for everyone to understand the main findings without getting lost in all the data.
In number of establishments, France has the 3rd biggest hospitality sector in Europe. But the share of one-way glass beverage bottles in HORECA is quite low, representing 11% of the total tonnage of glass packaging placed on the market and less than 1 in every 10 glass beverage bottles. While France is 3rd on general per capita consumption of glass packaging, it ranks only 12th when it comes to per capita consumption of one-way glass beverage packaging in HORECA. This may be due to high levels of reusable glass packaging in HORECA, as well as high levels of home-consumption of products packed in glass. Nevertheless, in absolute terms, France represents the 4th biggest market for the collection and recycling of glass packaging in HORECA, and is in the top 10 of consumption of one-way glass beverage packaging per establishment.
The study about One-way Glass in the HORECA Sector is available through the button below, while you can download the national factsheet from here.
