Today’s farmers shoulder the responsibility of feeding 8 billion people. Faced with demanding environmental safeguards, particularly in Europe, the agricultural world must find green solutions for its practices whilst maintaining a good yield. Polymers might just be the solution.

“The PPWR proposal contains many positive elements and could be a catalyst for transforming the plastics packaging industry through ensuring the recyclability of all plastics packaging, increasing recycled content targets and kick-starting reuse in many packaging applications.”

The comprehensive independent report – “ReShaping Plastics: Pathways to a Circular, Climate Neutral Plastics System in Europe” – calls for faster systemic change towards circularity and net zero carbon emissions Commissioned by Plastics Europe, this independent report developed by SYSTEMIQ aimed to critically evaluate current progress and assess the potential of different levers to help […]

Faster transition is crucial for the industry’s dual transformation Plastics Europe announces an increase of 20% in the use of recycled plastics in new products in 2021 compared to 2020, according to its “Plastics – The Facts 2022” annual report. Consequently, the rate of recycled content in plastics products has reached almost 10%. This step ahead […]

A Global Framework for Plastics  Global issues require global solutions. This is why PlasticsEurope, the Pan-European trade association representing plastics manufacturers, supports a global framework for plastics aiming at reducing plastic waste in any environment. We cannot stress it enough – plastic waste is unacceptable in any habitat and this is plastics industry’s top priority […]

Reshaping Plastics: Building Resilience, Circularity and Climate Neutrality | Broadcast on 22 November 2022 Plastics are by nature carbon-based materials, where various sources can provide the carbon. Historically, fossil-based resources have been the main carbon sources to make plastics. What is fundamental is that plastics are produced sustainably, and that it allows other industries to […]