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

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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

info@plasticsrecyclers.eu

www.plasticsrecyclers.eu

Plastics Recyclers Europe - Creating a Sustainable Recycling Network