Calls for urgent policy support to boost investment in infrastructure and innovation 

The following statement can be attributed to Virginia Janssens, Managing Director at Plastics Europe:

The following statement can be attributed to Virginia Janssens, Managing Director at Plastics Europe:

Alexander Röder, Climate & Production Director of Plastics Europe, said:

Virginia Janssens, Managing Director of Plastics Europe, said:

The World Plastics Council (WPC) is a global association whose members represent 80% of global plastics production from Asia, the Middle East, North and South America, and Europe. As the global voice of the plastics industry, we consider it essential to facilitate dialogues across many sectors and regions to advance the transition to a circular plastics economy. The WPC organised two significant events at the fourth round of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-4) in Ottawa. INC-4 marked a crucial milestone in our journey towards a global agreement on ending plastic pollution. WPC events brought together decision-makers from various sectors, including the entire plastics value chain, consumer brands, governments and IGOs, civil society and think tanks, and financial institutions, to discuss pressing issues surrounding the Global Plastics Treaty.

Virginia Janssens, Managing Director of Plastics Europe, said:

Virginia Janssens, Managing Director of Plastics Europe, said:

At its plenary sitting in Strasbourg this week, the European Parliament will be asked to vote on the ENVI Committee’s proposed motion for a resolution objecting to the European Commission’s draft Implementing Act on measuring recycled content in Single Use Plastics (secondary legislation as a follow-up to the SUP Directive), rejecting the fuel-use exempt mass balance method as proposed by the Commission. 

The undersigned associations representing different segments of the packaging value chain, urge policy makers to agree on effective and realistic measures for transport packaging during the trilogue negotiations on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). Such measures should take into account the real impact that reuse obligations have on certain packaging formats and related products.

Plenary vote is a missed opportunity to incentivise investments in circular plastics packaging.