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Compliance with Recycled content targets in jeopardy? European Parliament vote - 24 April - on important 'Mass Balance' precedent for chemical recycling... 👉 Meeting recycled content targets for food and contact-sensitive applications will certainly require chemical recycling and a degree of flexibility in allocating recycled content between different products. The European Parliament’s Environment Committee narrowly adopted a call for the European Commission to delay adoption of a 'fuel exempt' mass balance calculation.  Now the motion goes to the full plenary body for a vote. CEFLEX and over 25 organisations **strongly support the mass balance credit method with a fuel-use exempt model for the calculation of recycled content in plastics products, as proposed by DG Environment in Article 7 of its draft Implementing Act** Read the full position below Cefic Cosmetics Europe - The Personal Care Association, EUROPEN, FoodDrinkEurope, Polyolefin Circular Economy Platform (PCEP), Plastics Europe, EUMEPS and more..

Make no mistake: The draft in its current form would offer an economic incentive for chemical recycling. Investments in mechanical recycling with much lower GHG emmissons would be cut and further innovation thwarted, thereby jeopardising around 4.4 million jobs in the European circular economy. Medium-sized and family-run companies that have already invested in high-quality mechanical recycling would be particularly affected. We therefore call on Members of the European Parliament to support this motion 🆗 #circulareconomy #wastemanagement #mechanicalrecycling #chemicalrecycling

👩💻 The Trilogues on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation have officially kicked off! 🔄 This is a pivotal moment for shaping a sustainable and circular packaging landscape in the EU. Here are the key issues FEAD believes demand attention: 1️⃣ Fair Market Access: We applaud the Council's decision not to grant priority access to recycled materials to specific market players, and we reject Parliament’s position that would lead to a market distortion. 2️⃣ Separate collection target: We support the Parliament's ambitious goal of achieving 90% separate collection for packaging materials, a significant step toward reducing environmental impact. 3️⃣ Biobased feedstock targets: It's crucial to enforce recycled content targets, and set differentiated targets for biobased feedstock in plastic packaging, as it cannot replace a material produced from waste recycling. 4️⃣ Coherent recycling definition: In line with Parliament position, the definition of recycling must align with the principles outlined in the Waste Framework Directive, ensuring clarity and effective implementation. And the definition should refer to substitution of primary raw materials, not only in new packaging. 📌As the discussions unfold, we hope for positive outcomes that will propel us toward a more sustainable and circular future. Stay tuned for updates ! 🔄 European Commission European Parliament Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2024 🌍 #PPWR #EPR #WFD

📌 Tomorrow, the European Parliament will vote on MEP Jutta Paulus's motion for a resolution against the European Commission's draft Implementing Act for the calculation of recycled plastic content in single-use plastic beverage bottles under the #SUPD. 📍 FEAD, in collaboration with businesses and NGOs supports this motion. Why? 👉 The Commission’s proposed calculation method, based on a fuel-exempt mass balance, could create unfair competition between recycling technologies. 👉 The Commission has called this Implementing Act a “testing ground” for PPWR 📍 Do legislators want to support SMEs and local businesses delivering sustainable solutions for plastic waste? If so, we urge them to support the motion for a resolution objecting to the Commission’s draft Implementing Act in the upcoming plenary session. Read our joint letter 👇 ALPLA GroupEcopreneur.eu - The European Sustainable Business Federation EuRIC - The European Recycling Industries ECOS European Environmental Bureau Deutsche Umwelthilfe MUNICIPAL WASTE EUROPE Werner & Mertz GmbH Zero Waste Europe

a critical moment for packaging industry in Europe?

📂The deal on #packaging reached earlier this week includes a mirroring clause mandating that recycled plastic originating from third countries meet stringent EU environmental standards to be allowed to account for mandatory recycled content in plastics packaging. Why the PPWR’s mirroring clause for third-country recycled plastic environmental guarantees is vital for ensuring EU industrial sovereignty and competitiveness👇 Failing to provide market guarantees would: ❌Impede the development of the European recycling industry ❌Hinder EU's economic development ❌Contradict the EU’s ambition of rebuilding its industrial sovereignty & observing high standards to achieve a truly circular economy ❌Hinder the development of cutting-edge recycling technologies within Europe. EuRIC and FEAD - European Waste Management Association have teamed up to highlight the need for robust recycling infrastructures and a strong market for European recycled plastics. With the upcoming ban of plastic waste exports, meeting EU recycling targets will depend on these conditions. EUWID | Recycling and Waste Management Recycling International RECYCLING magazin Contexte POLITICO Europe ENDS Europe letsrecycle.com Redazione Riciclatv IndustriAmbiente Our joint statement 👇

So excited to be in Amsterdam today to attend the Plastics Recycling Show Europe and exchange with industry representatives about the future of plastics recycling! Some 🔑 issues of the plastics sector revolve around: 📦 The future implementation and impact of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (#PPWR) on accelerating plastics #circularity. ⚠️ The need for clear EU rules when it comes to plastic recyclates used for contact sensitive applications. 💡 Solutions to improve the EU’s competitiveness, including taxation and subsidies especially in regard to waste imports from extra-EU countries. 💰 Financial and regulatory incentives to drive sustainable European investments. ✏️ Timely adoption of EU rules on a mass balance allocation method for chemically recycled plastics.

♻ MASS IMBALANCE ⚖ This Wednesday, MEP Jutta Paulus will call on the European Parliament Plenary to vote a motion for a resolution against the draft Implementing Act for the calculation of recycled plastic content in single-use plastic beverage bottles under the Single Use Plastics Directive (#SUPD).   🔎 Why is this important? MWE believes that the Commission's draft decision would jeopardise the mechanical recycling system by prioritising #gasification and #pyrolysis #chemicalrecycling systems that inflate the real percentage of recycled content, leading to unfair competition for access to plastic waste feedstocks and leading to greenwashing.   👇 Read our collaborative joint paper to learn more: https://lnkd.in/dQ7UKkRa European Environmental Bureau ECOS ALPLA Group Ecopreneur FEAD - European Waste Management Association Zero Waste Europe Rethink Plastic Alliance Werner & Mertz GmbH Deutsche Umwelthilfe  Euractiv Contexte

March 4th, 2024 promises to be a landmark day in the history of the European packaging industry. On this day, the last of the trilogue negotiations around finalizing the much-discussed Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation will be taking place. In this article, Ton Emans, President of Plastics Recyclers Europe, gives his views on why – and how – the EU should ensure the ongoing protection of the European plastics recycling industry in this context To get access to exclusive premium content, become a Packaging Europe member: https://lnkd.in/em_Jz4_Q Follow our hashtag to stay up to date with the latest packaging news: #PackagingEurope

Insights on circular plastics from an African, Asian, North American and European perspective at the #SustainablePackagingSummit in a panel discussion with Fabrizio Di Gregorio, Plastics Plastics Recyclers Europe, Scott Trenor, Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), Clem Ugorji, Global Plastic Action Partnership and Steve Wong, Asia-Pacific Sustainable Plastic Alliance, moderated by Cory Connors ♻️📦. The speakers highlighted challenges around plastics recycling such as widespread downcycling across the globe, vast amounts of different recycling programmes in the US, a lack of sufficient collection and separation infrastructure, a lack of financial motivation, weak regulations and an absence of markets for recycled content, and concluded that strong regulation will help mitigate this and create a level playing field, securing long term contracts and investments.