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The EU aims to reverse a projected 1 million ton decline in recycling capacity by 2025 with new rules to harmonize standards and tighten import controls.
- This week the European Commission unveiled a first set of pilot actions to boost the EU's plastics recycling sector and opened consultation until January 26 in Brussels.
- Facing cheap imports from Asia, especially China, the European recycling sector’s 13 million tons capacity in 2023 faces a net decrease of around one million tons by the end of 2025.
- The package would require PET single‑use bottles to show recycled content, back chemical recycling despite its energy use, and impose tougher import checks as European Commissioner Jessika Roswall said, `There is an overflow of plastic coming in from third countries`.
- The commission warned the capacity reduction threatens industrial competitiveness, economic growth and job retention, and on Monday the EU reiterated its circular economy goal focused on plastics, while customs officials struggle to distinguish virgin from recycled plastic.
- Globally, 57% of plastics are produced in Asia with 35% from China, while United Nations treaty talks since 2022 stall due to oil-producing member states, highlighting long-term ecological risks.
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The European Commission is working on stricter rules for plastic imports in an attempt to give Europe's struggling recycling industry a lifeline...
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republicain-lorrain.frTo help the plastic sector, the European executive also wants to simplify the transition from waste to recyclable raw materials, thanks to common criteria within the Twenty-Seven.
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EU Unveils Plans to Boost Plastics Recycling with New Rules
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