Plastics

recycling and

Circular

Economy

Ton Emans

PRE President

Plastics gone circular Amsterdam 13 June 2016

promotion of plastics recycling

creation of conditions which enable profitable and sustainable

business

development by initiating recycling projects

promote the use of recycled plastics

offering service platform

Fish or chips

Tonocchio

Oil versus polymer prices

9

4,3%Agriculture

5,6%Electrical/electronics

20,3%Building&Construction

8,5%Automotive

39,6%Packaging

21,7%Others

Europe’s Plastics Consumption>60,000,000 tonnes

Source: PlasticsEurope demand for plastics

10

5%Agriculture

5%Electrical/electronics

6%Building&Construction

5%Automotive

63%Packaging

17%Others

Plastics waste Europe> 26,000,000 tonnes

Source: Plastics Recyclers Europe/Berenschot/NRK

Treatment for post-consumer plastics waste

Landfill.

40% 35% 25%

Energy recovery Collected for recycling

Source: Plastics Recyclers Europe

Source: SYNERGY SHIFT

NZ

Business as usual

2016

2050

Circular economy

Ecodesign

• m ul t i o r a l umin ium l aye r s

• bar r ie rs

• oxo , b i odegradable m at e r ia l

• heavy

p r i n ts

• c l osures

• l abe ls ,

s l eeves

• g l ue /

adhes i ves

• dar k m et a l l ic ,

opaque

co l our ,

• f i l le rs ,

• haz ar dous

subs t ances

60%import of fossil fuelsand metal resources

80% Loss of value after first use

1,500€

300€

750€

Source: CeDo

Vision for resource efficiency

Input for sorting in Europe

18,000,000 tonnes

Input for recycling in Europe

14,900,000 tonnes

24% recycled plastics

Source: IFEU Heidelberg

Circular economy

is not an option

but an obligation

22,50%

55%

2008 2025

Target 2020 2025

Packaging recycling 45% 60%

WEEE recycling

(of collected waste)45% 55%

WEEE collection 85% 85%

ELV recycling 30% 35%

Building & Construction recycling 36% 41%

Agricultural recycling 30% 35%

Other plastic waste recycling 5% 7%

By 2025

80,000 direct jobs

and

120,000 indirect jobs.

CO2 emissions savings yearly of

14,000,000 tonnes

Net costs represent about 1.45 billion € per year in 2025

28

What problem?

Expected world plastics growth by 2050

2025

2040

2050.

832

462Mtonne

1,231

Source: Ellen MacArthur foundation

Design guidelines

Improve recyclability

Harmonise and improve

collection system

Create a pull effect

How to improve plastic recycling

Improve quality of

mechanical recycling

18-9-2013

Plastics Recyclers Europe represent National

Associations and Individual Member

Companies covering 80% of the European

market.

We focus on the promotion of plastics recycling

and the creation of conditions which enable

profitable and sustainable business.

Avenue de Cortenbergh 71

1000 Brussels Belgium

info@plasticsrecyclers.eu

www.plasticsrecyclers.eu

Plastics Recyclers Europe - Creating a Sustainable Recycling Network