According to foreign media reports, in the 3.147 million tons of PET bottles and containers placed on the European market in 2016, the recycling rate reached 59.8% (about 1.8819 million tons) in 2017, of which 1.773 million tons were used for mechanical recycling.
The above findings were obtained by PCI Wood Mackenzie from the Petcore Europe Association in Brussels, Belgium, for the 2016 PET recycling survey in Western Europe.
Paola Arlotti, president of Petcore Europe, said: 'Although the collection and recycling of PET have been greatly improved, there is still a great potential for recovery. These data strongly illustrate the important role of PET in the recycling economy, and From these data, it has reached the EU's goal of plastic recycling.'
From a country perspective, the survey results show that the total collections in France, Germany, and Italy accounted for 47.9% of the total collection in the region. In 2015 and 2011, the ratio was 48.5% and 53.3%, respectively. The gradual decline trend.
In addition to these three major PET collections abroad, the other two major recycling countries in Europe are Spain and the United Kingdom, which account for a large proportion of the total regional volume. The total share of these five countries in the EU's overall recycling accounted for 70.9%.
Compared with previous years, the results of the survey were slightly optimistic. The net bottle accounted for 17.3% of the total recycling volume, which was an increase of 2.1% compared to 2014, achieving the first increase in five years.
Christian Crepet, Executive Director of Petcore Europe, stated:
This is an encouraging sign for recyclers and hopes this growth will continue.
However, the clear/pale blue bottles accounted for 26.4% of the total recycled volume, the green/brown bottles of mixed color bottles accounted for 25.5%, and the unknown color mixing bottles accounted for 30.8%, which will obviously continue to challenge the recycling industry.
Therefore, we think it is necessary to analyze in detail the waste groups with uncertain specifications. This will be part of the 2018 survey research conducted by Petcore Europe.
Paola Arlotti & Christian Crépet
Casper van den Dungen, Vice President of Petcore Europe added: In terms of packaging quality, the shift to a higher quality market also requires a stable and high level of classified inputs. The survey confirms that the proportion of waste increases during the recycling phase. Therefore, there is a need to increase the collection and The efficiency of classification will also help reduce the cost of the entire system in the long run.
The report shows that the collection and recycling of PET have increased by 128,400 tons and 120,000 tons respectively compared with 2014, which is an increase of 2.5% over the recycling capacity in 2014, and the actual volume of processing increased by 7.2% compared to the same period last year. The actual processed PET volume is 1,773,200 tons. The nominal input amounted to 2,147,600 tons. In 2016, the average operating rate of the industry was close to 83%, compared with 79% in 2014.
Crepet said: 'This is a positive result, especially considering all the challenges faced by the r-PET industry: low raw material resin prices, r-PET pricing, margin pressures, deteriorating packaging quality and increased process losses.'
In 2016, the main market for r-PET was still sheet metal, which accounted for 38%; followed by blow molding, which accounted for 26%; and fibers accounted for 24%. The survey report concluded that the remaining 11% was used for bundling and other applications.
According to the information disclosed at the 'Petcore Europe Annual Meeting' held in Brussels from February 7th to 8th this year, Petcore Europe has promised that the recycling rate of PET packaging materials collected by 2030 will reach 65%.
This year, foreign associations or companies such as Petcore Europe, H&M, Coca-Cola, Nike, etc. have successively issued information to increase the recycling rate of recycled plastics and contribute to the recycling of renewable polyesters.
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