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All speakers from left to right: Christian Cr?pet, Wolfgang Ringel, Stephen Short, Maria Spyraki, Gian De Belder, Mark Demesmaeker, Malgorzata Golebiewska, Patrick Laevers, Robin Latchem, Grzegorz Radziejewski. (Photo credit: Petcore Europe)

PET Recycling Capacities

PET in the Circular Economy - Member states collection to meet EU industrial PET recycling capacity

Brussels, Belgium

Collection and sorting is the way forward | Petcore Europe Lunch Discussion in the European Parliament on 20 March 2019.

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Since 1993, the entire PET (PolyEthylene Terephthalate) value chain has been ready to industrially recycle PET, to an extent that the PET recycling companies have always been in overcapacity in the EU. Ambitious recycling targets have been set by the EU Plastics Strategy; to make sure that the collection and sorting will meet the recycling capacities, Petcore Europe and the Parliament Magazine organised two round table discussion in the European Parliament. During the first one on 19 February, the PET industry shared best practices with EU policymakers, NGOs and stakeholders alike. The second event on 20 March, kindly hosted by MEP Mark Demesmaeker, focused on ways forward regarding collection and sorting: Patrick Laevers from Fost Plus presented Belgium's "best in class" curbside collection system, while Wolfgang Ringel from Tomrafocused on the strong sides of deposit schemes. Gian De Belder from Procter & Gamblepresented the Pioneer project “HolyGrail” where brand owners and other stakeholder work on tagging of plastic packaging for accurate sorting.
Grzegorz Raziejewski, Member of Cabinet of Commissioner Jyrki Katainen and Malgorzata Golebiewska from DG ENVI shared the European Commissions plan to drive collection and sorting. The Circular Plastics Alliance with a dedicated working group focusing on collection and sorting, investment in innovative technologies, as well as guidelines on separate collection including best practices are only a few of the tools deployed by the EC. Industry representatives from the entire PET value chain and policy makers will have to collaborate in order to reach the ambitious collection and recycling targets. Petcore Europe is eager to play an essential role with its dedicated working groups and the expertise of its 70 members. www.petcore-europe.org
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