Share of recyclate in the packaging introduced - article for the bi-monthly magazine Plastics in Industry

We encourage you to read the article on the share of recyclate in introduced packaging in the latest issue of the bi-monthly magazine Plastics in Industry, in which Paweł Sosnowski, Board Representative for Environmental Regulation, Interzero mentions the Single Use Plastics Directive and the draft regulation on packaging and packaging waste.

The share of recyclate will be calculated as an average of the beverage bottles, for which such a share will be required, placed on the market in a given year. The Directive therefore does not require a share of recyclate for every bottle introduced. Mandatory recyclate in beverage bottles is an important step in creating a circular economy. - recalls Pawel Sosnowski.

The new regulations will therefore be a major challenge for those introducing packaging products, but also for the recycling industry. They will improve the quality of recyclate where this quality is currently inadequate, but they will also force further investment in recycling facilities to ensure that the demand for recyclate is met at least at the level of the required packaging shares. A major challenge here will be to provide recyclate that meets the stringent requirements for use in contact-sensitive packaging. - concludes Pawel Sosnowski.