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Economic and environmental incentives: how to speed up the integration of recycled plastics?

Environment

AUTHOR : Vincent BRACK, Managing Director, Comité de la Plasticulture et de l’Agroenvironnement1 (CPA)

At a time when the need for a circular economy is widely recognised, the stakeholders in the plastic industry are all making the same observation: the reality of the market makes the economic equation between virgin and recycled materials a difficult one. But solutions do exist! Explanations and recommendations from the Plasticulture and Agroenvironment Committee.

Why integrating recycled materials is not a priority

While targets for recycling and the integration of PCR (Post-Consumer Recycled) are increasingly sought and desirable, it has to be said that there are still many obstacles to achieving the European targets of 30%2, particularly for agricultural plastics. In particular, there is a real problem of competitiveness in getting manufacturers to switch en masse to the use of recycled materials.

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