The power of working together along the value chain on our journey towards a circular economy, as well as exploring gaps and priorities for future R&D projects, environment and waste management best practices will be the focus of this upcoming webinar. The event is part of the Circular Plastics Conference 2021 series organised by the Institute for Sustainable Process Technology (ISPT) in collaboration with PlasticsEurope.

The British Plastics Federation (BPF), in collaboration with PlasticsEurope, is hosting a half-day online seminar called Achieving Sustainability in Plastics on 27 April. The event will look at circularity initiatives, achieving carbon neutrality and the funding available to companies to help accelerate innovation. 

In a constructive debate, Virginia Janssens used the event as an opportunity to call for a consistent and harmonised regulatory framework, and a strong functioning internal market. Collaboration with value chain partners, policy makers and NGOs will provide the required infrastructure to facilitate progress and innovation in recycling. EU Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius recognised the potential of chemical recycling, as a complementary tool to mechanical recycling but pointed out that the technology needs to deliver a better environmental impact. 

Achieving Sustainability in Plastics

“A New Paradigm for Plastics and Their Role in the EU’s Zero-Emission Economy Plans” will be the topic of discussion at the upcoming Euractiv Poland debate on Thursday 25 March, 2021.

11 March 2021, the European Commission’s second Circular Economy Action Plan celebrates its first birthday– a date I also share as marking my first year as Managing Director of PlasticsEurope. When the Commission published the plan this day last year, many of us were in our first days of working from home and could not have imagined still being there 12 months later. But we also could not have imagined how much progress in developing policies could have been made from home.

Hervé Millet, Director Climate & Production at Plastics Europe, will share his insights on Chemical recycling: A key enabler of plastics circularity in Europe @chemicalwatch Recyclability of materials session.

PlastiCircle Insights Webinar: An Innovative approach of the Circularity of Plastics in the Automotive Sector on 9 March at 10:00 CET

The Fluoropolymers Product Group is happy to announce it has been joined by three new members to help drive activities across Europe in 2021. To boost visibility and provide a focal point for stakeholders interested in learning more, a new website has also been launched to ensure critical product information is available to the public, policy stakeholders and downstream users.

With growing pressure from across the globe for manufacturers to increase the amount of recycled content in packaging products, the British Plastics Federation (BPF), in collaboration with PlasticsEurope, are hosting a half-day online seminar on The Challenges of Incorporating Recycled Content in Plastics Packaging.

Kicking off our 2021 advocacy engagement programme, Virginia Janssens, PlasticsEurope Managing Director, will be a guest panellist at this year’s European Commission EU Industry Days. The high-level session will focus on “Joining forces – how industrial alliances help to achieve EU policy objectives?” on Wednesday 24 February, from 14.00 to 15.30.

PlasticsEurope is happy to announce the signing of a partnership agreement with CPME - The Committee of PET Manufacturers in Europe.

Unlimited possibilities for the future

VinylPlus®, the Voluntary Commitment to sustainable development of the European PVC industry, unveils today a new collaborative project called VinylPlus® Med. Aimed at accelerating sustainability in healthcare across Europe through the recycling of discarded single-use PVC medical devices, the project brings together hospitals, waste managers, recyclers and the PVC industry.

Plastics bring numerous benefits to our everyday lives, enabling many cutting edge technologies across different sectors and minimising climate change impacts through their lightweight and resource-efficient properties.