US EditionEU Countries Back Recycled Plastic Targets for New Vehicles
- On Tuesday, 17 June 2025, environment ministers from the 27 EU nations gathered in Luxembourg and backed the European Commission's proposal to mandate recycled plastic content in new vehicles.
- The proposal merges outdated directives into one regulation on vehicle circularity, aiming to strengthen the single market and promote reuse and recycling, though its entry into force was delayed.
- The regulation extends requirements to trucks, motorbikes, and quadricycles, enforces a phased recycled plastic target starting at 15% within six years, rising to 25% after ten years, with 25% coming from scrap vehicles.
- ACEA welcomed the council’s position but urged safeguarding sector competitiveness, while the regulation allows temporary derogations if recycled material supply or prices pose challenges.
- The regulation aims to reduce waste, curb reliance on critical raw materials, and drive the automotive sector towards circularity, but transforming end-of-life vehicle recycling will take time.
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The Environment Ministers of the European Union have agreed on recycling requirements for cars.
EU council agrees requirements on vehicle recycling at their end of use
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The Council of the European Union said on Tuesday it had agreed on setting requirements to ensure that new vehicles are designed in a way that supports their re-use and recycling. In a statement, the council said its position was based on the extended producer responsibility (EPR) regime, an environmental policy under which producers are held responsible for the entire lifecycle of their products, including post-consumer wast…
EU governments push to delay recycled plastic targets for vehicles
“It should be clear that further watering down of the targets or timelines, or broadening the means by which the targets can be achieved, cannot be accepted,” said Dutch deputy permanent representative Michael Stibbe.
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