Material recycling is key in reaching net zero emissions by 2050

Today, too much plastic waste ends up in incineration or landfill in the EU instead of being recycled back into new products. According to the latest statistics, 35% of post-consumer plastic waste went to recycling, 42% to energy recovery and 23% to landfill in 2020*. High-quality recycling of plastics is an important contributor to our climate goals both at the EU level, within member states and for companies. Together with our customers, we at Trioworld can increase the amount of plastic waste going to recycling.

The goal for the EU is to be climate neutral by 2050 to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement. The transition to a climate-neutral society, with net zero emissions of greenhouse gases, is both an urgent challenge and an opportunity to build a better future. The strategy to reach this objective is called the European Green Deal and one essential aspect is the new circular economy action plan. A new regulation is now being negotiated stating that all packaging on the EU market needs to be reusable or recyclable in an economically viable manner by 2030. This regulation will also come with requirements for the amount of recycled plastic allowed within the packaging.

The EU budget will also contribute to achieving key climate objectives. There is now something that is called “Own Resources” based on non-recycled plastic packaging waste. That means that member states that are better at collecting and recycling plastic packaging pay a lower fee to the EU. And as I have written about earlier this year, the UK and Spain have introduced taxes to favour recycled plastic.
more at: https://www.trioworld.com/en/news-insights/re-thinking-plastic-blog/material-recycling-is-key-in-reaching-net-zero/

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