However, the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced today that the UK has narrowly failed to meet the 50% overall recovery target for 2001 set by the EC Packaging Waste Directive.The full text of his reply is: The UK narrowly failed to meet the overall packaging waste recovery target in 2001, but met the overall recycling target and the material-specific recycling targets for all materials.The recovery and recycling of packaging waste carried out in 2001 are as follows:Recovery and Recycling Carried Out in 2001 (UK)(1...