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Plastics recycling in Europe: obstacles and options (Signal)

Increasing plastic recycling would help reduce climate consequences and other environmental impacts.  ... Plastic recycling rates are relatively low and hindered by hazardous substances in plastic products .   ... Greater focus is needed on preventing plastic waste in the first place; designing products containing plastic to be recyclable and circular; and improving the traceability of chemical substances in both ...

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EU circularity of plastic materials

In 2020, the contribution of secondary plastics produced/recycled in the EU amounts to 8,1 % of the total plastic material consumption in the EU. ...

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ETC CE Report 2024/2 Drivers of EU plastic waste exports

ETC CE Report 2024/2 Drivers of EU plastic waste exports 31 Jan 2024 Asa Romson, Alessio D'Amato, Francesco Nicolli, Dirk Nelen, Susanna Paleari, Adrien Specker, Lars Fogh Mortensen, Tobias Nielsen EU ... plastic waste export have decreased, from a peak of 2.5 million tonnes in 2015 to approximately 1 million tonnes in 2022. ... There are several key drivers of EU plastic waste exports. These include economic incentives, as waste dealers seek the best price for recycling of plastic waste. ...

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Demand for plastic versus plastic waste collected by sector in 2018

Collection rates for plastic waste from most non-packaging sources are lower than rates for waste from the packaging sector. ... This is likely to be the result of the longer lifetime of non-packaging items, which leads to a build-up in homes and businesses of non-packaging plastic stocks-both of products in use and of those no ...

12 Dec 2022
Topics: Resource use and materials, Waste and recycling
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ETC BE Report 2024/1: Marine Litter Watch – Europe’s Beach Litter Assessment

ETC BE Report 2024/1: Marine Litter Watch – Europe’s Beach Litter Assessment 03 Jul 2024 Gašper Šubelj, Joana Mira Veiga Litter, especially plastic, is accumulating in aquatic systems, notably on coastlines ... Annually, 11 million tonnes of plastic enter the oceans, making up 80% of marine litter. ... This report, building on previous findings, analyses the data of 2022 in the context of EU efforts to address plastic pollution. ...

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Reporting under the Single-use plastics Directive

Reporting under the Single-use plastics Directive Introduction Legal Background Directive 2019/904 of the European Union and the Council of 5 June 2019 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic ... products on the environment (henceforth "SUP Directive") aims at preventing and reducing the negative impact of certain plastic products on the (marine) environment and on human health, promoting the ... The SUP Directive applies different measures to different single-use plastic products, plus fishing gear and oxo-degradable plastic, ranging from consumption reduction provisions (Article 4), to restrictions ...

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Waste

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Plastic Paper Organic Metal Glass Electronic Cardboard Household Tonnes Download Share Enlarge Related content References and footnotes ...

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Plastic Particles in Fulmar Stomachs in the North Sea

Plastic Particles in Fulmar Stomachs in the North Sea ...

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Nearly 40 percent of plastic demand comes from the production of plastic packaging

Polymers that are not used in the conversion of plastic parts and products (i.e. for textiles, adhesives, sealants, coatings, etc.) are not included. ...

19 Jan 2023
Topics: Resource use and materials, Plastics
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Nearly 40 percent of plastic demand comes from the production of plastic packaging

Nearly 40 percent of plastic demand comes from the production of plastic packaging | European Environment Agency's home pageThe figure exclusively refers to virgin plastic resins.Related contentReferences ...

19 Jan 2023
Topics: Resource use and materials, Plastics
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