In the European PET recycling market, Germany accounts for 27%, France 15%, Italy 14%, Spain 9%, and the four countries share a total of 65%. Overall, 1.9 million tons of PET waste can be converted into 1.4 million tons of recycled materials. It is also used for reproduction. According to this, there are still 200,000 tons of recyclable PET that has not been developed. The data was commissioned by the Petcore Europe Association by PCI Wood Mackenzie for the 2016 Western European PET Recycling Survey.
Casper van den Dungen, vice president of PRE and chairman of the PET working group, said: 'Considering that there are still unrecovered waste, there is still much room for growth in the European PET recycling market, but in order to achieve higher recovery rates, collection efficiency must be improved. Waste quality. '
At present, an average of 55% of PET bottles in Europe are in recycling. As stated in the Waste Packaging Regulations, if the recovery rate is to increase to 57% by 2030, all participants in the plastics industry must cooperate and take the necessary measures.
Some emerging projects and businesses, such as recycled PET pallets, are paving the way for these recycling targets. The combination of these new developments and investments will increase European recycling capacity. PRE said, despite this, PET recyclers are still emphasizing increased collections. Importance, therefore, the availability of raw materials is a necessary condition to drive these changes.
Dungen said: 'PET recyclers have a strong desire to increase the production of recycled materials, but we are currently trying to find enough high-quality waste. And limited collection has always been a weakness of PET recyclers. All sectors in the industry should build trust, Incorporate and process recyclables on the market while making investments. '