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Plastics Recycling in Europe: Today and tomorrow Ton Emans President MWE Conference – 03/12/2014
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Plastics Recycling in Europe:
Today and tomorrow
Ton Emans
President
MWE Conference – 03/12/2014
Promotion of plastics recycling.
Creation of conditions which enable
profitable and sustainable business.
Development by initiating
recycling projects.
Promote the use of
recycled plastics.
Offering service platform.
PRE Mission
Europe’s Plastics consumption >1,200,000 tons per week
Plastics waste in Europe >25,000,000 tonnes
Disposal >10,000,000 tonnes
Energy Recovery >8,700,000 tonnes
Collected for recycling < 6,000,000 tonnes
Public awareness
Separate waste streams Separate waste streams
Source: Plastics Europe
Benefits of recycling
Sellers market
Export
s 800 containers per day
Source: Eurostat
Health and safety
The day after
Supply
EVERYWHERE
Ban landfill
Higher targets
Ecodesign
Vision for resource efficiency
Resources in 2020 30,600,000 tonnes
Collected for recycling 18,000,000 tonnes
Input for recycling in EU 14,900,000 tonnes
4% recycled plastics in 2014 24% recycled plastics in 2020
120,000 green jobs
It provides
evaluation of
the recyclability
of the plastic
package given
the existing
recycling
streams
A tool that ranks the
recyclability class of
a plastic package
and it is the first step
towards its
improvement
It ranks packaging
according to the
class system
between A and F -
a scale resembling
the well-known
energy efficiency
rating
It gives indications
to the user about
precise critical
points to be
changed to
improve the
recyclability class.
What is RecyClas
22.50%
45%
60%
2008 2020 2025
Targets will push the market
Separate collection is key
Standardise qualities
Certification is needed
Commodity market
18-9-2013
Plastics Recyclers Europe represent National
Associations and Individual Member
Companies covering 80% of the European
market.
We focus on the promotion of plastics recycling
and the creation of conditions which enable
profitable and sustainable business.
Avenue de Cortenbergh 71
1000 Brussels Belgium
www.plasticsrecyclers.eu
Plastics Recyclers Europe - Creating a Sustainable Recycling Network
