The EU recycling standards for a sustainable future

The European Union is moving towards a stable economy and the European Commission is adapting the current legislation towards a sustainable approach. The implementation of these developer recommendations and requests must be closely monitored to ensure that brands adapt to these new challenges in an efficient way. In this article, we will try to break down some of the main areas you should be aware of as a brand.

In this review of EU policies and regulations, there are several resolutions that brands need to consider. 

1. Id EU Regulations on Pollution and Packaging (PPWD), 


2.  EU regulations on waste and plastic use regulations


3. Lle Challenges to the Round Economic Plan 2.0 


4. the reuse of food additives. 


Economic system EU Data and Waste Management (PPWD) has established a”framework” for the recovery and / or collection of waste material used for recovery, including recycling or recycling, to comply with PPWD policies required from member countries. The PPWD study establishes waste status, defines “recycling” and introduces Extraction and Evaluation (EPR). The deadline for implementing the new EPR is set to 2024. 

El Trato Verde, The European Green Agreement, introduced in December 2019, sets out a new European development strategy aimed at turning the EU into a more economically viable and resource-rich economy by emitting greenhouse gases by 2050.

 As part of the Korean Agreement, the new Economic Framework was announced in March 2020. Describe the following steps to make all products on the EU market longer, easier to repair, recycle or reuse. 

Food product The Food and Drug Administration (FCM) policy establishes general demand requirements to ensure quality and safety. The European Commission is studying amendments to the FCM Act aimed at improving food safety, supporting the development and development of new cotton products, and supporting the recycling of recycled materials. 

How can brands address these new challenges?

To help address these regulatory and legal challenges by providing the following options: 

● Consider various criteria such as fixed life, food safety, transportation and life cycle assessment to select the best packaging for your product. 

● use of recycled materials in packaging (according to food safety). 

● Create reusable packages according to a set of redesign guidelines.

Support the establishment of efficient recycling facilities along with expanding product collections and infrastructure. 

Balance industry behavior with lawmaking objectives 

Collaborate with value propositions. 

The future of plastic waste management for a circular economy

CEFLEX and its partners PCEP, Petcore Europe, Styrenics Circular and MORE Recycling  join forces to understand the reality of household packaging collected today – a vital step towards the circular economy of packaging materials.

Hailed as the first in-depth analysis  of this type in Europe, the resulting data  aims to reveal the quantities and types of flexible and rigid plastic packaging  in the two main flows  of waste in which are collected.  

 The sharing of study results  should define and implement a circular economy  for all materials. The quantity  of packaging put on the market is only half the story. 

A better analysis of the packaging used  by consumers collected via waste streams is therefore necessary.   This will help  define and accelerate the development of the infrastructure, systems  and end-market applications that are needed to enable us to move forward towards a circular economy. 

 The study was initiated  by CEFLEX in collaboration with other key plastics value chain partners  – Polyolefin Circular Economy  Platform, Petcore Europe, Styrenics Solutions and Recycling. It covers all types of consumer packaging that can be found in today’s households –  from packaging, bags, sachets to bottles, trays and  tubes – in European markets.  

The analysis is being conducted by a leading consulting firm , Resource Futures.  Researchers  sort, identify and weigh samples manually and then assign the collected packaging waste to  near categories. 

In addition, the mapping team  where packaging appears in recyclable material streams  or residual waste and near infrared technology to give a detailed breakdown  of polymer types. 

 “This is vital information about  how it flows through the  system today – and about the collection,  sorting and recycling needed for a circular economy for packaging hoses  and other packaging, ”said Graham Houlder, CEFLEX project coordinator.  

“The first results of the first country studied  show significant amounts of recyclable material remaining in the  mixed stream, suggesting the need to improve the  capture and the recovery of these materials,” he said. added.  These types of information can  help Extended Responsibility of and other systems identify what  is needed to go “circular” and fine-tune eco-modulation. 

This will encourage the  design of flexible packaging that increases the amount of recycled content in a variety of  market applications according to CEFLEX. Venetia Spencer, General Secretary of PCEP,  commented: “I am very excited about this project, which already has brought enormous prospects to her.  

A precise understanding of the polyolefins collected  via the recycling streams  of residual household waste will play a role in the realization  of PCEP’s commitment to improve the collection and sorting of polyolefins.  

Capture and capitalize on the flows of real materials   

The first results of the  first analysis by country showed: 

1.  +4595 kg of material have  been sorted manually categorized on two sites; including 3,240 kg of residual waste  and 1,355 kg recyclable materials collected separately.  


2.  + 66.5% of flexible  packaging found in residual waste samples has  been classified as mono-material ready to recycle –  this includes mono-PE, mono-PP, mono-paper and mono-aluminum.  


All in all, currently, a significant amount  of ready-to-use flexible packaging appears in  residual waste samples, where it is unlikely  that they will be successfully returned to the economy for reuse.  The research will analyze and compare the composition  of flexible and rigid plastic packaging found in  household waste and recycling streams on seven European markets.