European plastic industry calls for a mandatory EU recycled content target for plastics packaging by 2030.
“Europe’s plastics producers support the European Commission’s previously announced proposal for a mandatory EU recycled content target for plastics packaging, as defined in the Commission’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD). This target should be 30% for plastics packaging by 2030,” PlasticsEurope says.
The association added that recycled content must be derived from all waste materials through a technology-neutral approach that includes mechanical and chemical recycling, with a credible mass-balance framework.
By 2025, the members of PlasticsEurope plan investments to develop chemical-recycling technology and infrastructure in the region by a total of EUR2.6 billion (USD3.1 billion) and by 2030 EUR7.2 billion (USD8.5 billion).
