Is Europe set to become China’s recycling bin?

The EU is considering defining post-consumer plastic waste as “plastic waste placed on the market of a Member State or a third country” – a definition which could threaten the entire recycling industry in Europe, write Lauriane Veillard and Joan Marc Simon

There is little proof that the foreign recycled plastic is actually of recycled origin and not a mix of recycled…

Full text: https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/opinion/is-europe-set-to-become-chinas-recycling-bin/

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By Joan Marc Simon and Lauriane Veillard

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Euractiv, 2024-02-27.

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European Union

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