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Press releases & Statements

EuRIC applauds Commission for including a post-consumer recycled content target of 25% for plastics in new cars

13 July 2023
The European Plastic Recycling Branch (EPRB) of EuRIC strongly welcomes the new European Commission proposal setting a recycled content target of 25% for post-consumer plastics into new cars as of 2030 as part of the revision of the end-of-life ve...
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Certain pre-requisites needed to ensure the PPWR delivers

22 June 2023
Following first compromise proposals on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) by the European co-legislators, the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) is making an urgent plea to EU decision makers for ensuring that t...
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Recyclers call for a Waste Shipment Regulation that promotes plastics circularity in Europe

26 May 2023
In view of starting trialogue negotiations on the Waste Shipment Regulation, the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) recalls main messages for achieving coherence between the Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) and the future Packagin...
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European Recyclers' call to ensure strong push for circularity under EU Packaging Regulation

26 April 2023
Following the Commission's proposal for a Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) publishes its position paper on the proposal in view of ongoing discussions in the Council and the ...
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European Parliament backs waste shipment restrictions undermining certainty for recyclers

17 January 2023
Europe’s recycling industries expressed dismay at the European Parliament’s adoption of current waste shipment proposals citing major inconsistencies undermining the trade of recycled materials. While the establishment of mandatory recycled conten...
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A boost for recycling but non-recyclable packaging must be phased out sooner

30 November 2022
The proposed Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR) sets a robust framework to boost packaging recycling. However, European recyclers warn that the phasing out of non-recyclable packaging must be dramatically accelerated if the EU is t...
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Press Release | From tyres to football pitches? Why the microplastics’ ban misses the mark on the EU’s circular economy

31 August 2022
The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) strongly rejects an EU proposal that will indirectly ban materials from tyres as part of its effort to eradicate microplastics.  Each year around 150 million tyres are processed for re...
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Press Release | Decisive actions needed to support plastics recycling in Europe

17 June 2020
The European plastics recycling industry has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Plummeting oil prices have resulted in a sharp decline of virgin plastics prices. The cost structure and the carbon footprint of virgin and recycled pol...
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Press Release | EuRIC signs the Circular Plastics Alliance (CPA) Declaration

20 September 2019
Today, on 20 September 2019, EuRIC has co-signed the Circular Plastics Alliance (CPA) Declaration during the High-level event organized by the European Commission. For EuRIC, the CPA perfectly embodies the value chain approach needed to achieve th...
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Press Release | Provisional Agreement on the SUP Directive: EuRIC applauds binding recycled content target in plastic bottles by 2025 and 2030

19 December 2018
The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) warmly welcomes the provisional agreement on the Single Use Plastics Directive (SUP) setting a binding target of at least 25% of recycled plastic for PET beverage bottles from 2025 and a tar...
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Press Release | Binding recycled content target for plastics in beverage bottles voted by the European Parliament

25 October 2018
The European Parliament in plenary meeting approved in a landmark vote on 24 October 2018 a target of 35% of mandatory recycled plastic by 2025 in beverage bottles. This binding target is part of the report led by Ms. Frederique RIES, Rapporteur f...
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Press Release | Landmark vote by the ENVI Committee of the European Parliament on recycled content targets

10 October 2018
Members of the ENVI Committee of the European Parliament voted today on the Report amending the Single Use Plastics (SUP) Directive proposed by the European Commission. Led by Ms. Frederique RIES, Rapporteur for the ENVI Committee of the European ...
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Joint Press Release | Inclusion of Minimum Recycled Content in the SUP Directive Gathers Support

20 August 2018
EuRIC and FEAD fully support the European Parliament’s draft report issued on 9th July to make it mandatory to produce beverage containers with at least 25% of recycled plastics by 2025.
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