Issued by 2025 Magazine

Towards a circular, low-carbon plastics economy in europe by 2050

Environment

AUTHOR : Jean-Yves DACLIN, Managing Director France, PLASTICS EUROPE

At the end of 2023, Plastics Europe unveiled its roadmap The Plastics Transition1 for a circular economy and zero net carbon emissions in Europe by 2050.

Prevention and recycling, unavoidable horizons

Since the best waste is that which is not produced, prevention could result in a reduction of 12 Mt of plastics placed on the market. The estimated growth in polymer production would thus be reduced from 1 to 0.4% per year over the period. Three-quarters of this result, based essentially on re-use rather than substitution of plastics by other materials, would concern packaging (9 Mt).

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