25 November 202520 November 2025 2024 Data Reveals a Deepening Crisis of the European plastics recycling industry The sector is facing growing pressure from high production and energy costs, falling demand, and increasing volumes of low-priced, unregulated imports from outside the region
16 September 202510 September 2025 Plastic Value Chain Strategic Recommendations Letter Recent data confirm the severity of the decline and underscore the urgency for intervention
6 August 202530 July 2025 „Wir stehen mit dem Rücken zur Wand“ bvse-Vizepräsident Dr. Herbert Snell im Interview über die Krise der Kunststoffrecycler
4 April 20253 April 2025 Krise beim Kunststoffrecycling in der EU: Branche warnt vor Zusammenbruch Die Kunststoffrecyclingindustrie der Europäischen Union steht vor einer existenziellen Krise
Crisis in EU Plastic Recycling Demands Immediate Action European recyclers are grappling with high energy costs and soaring input waste costs they are being undercut by cheaper imported materials, which often come with fraudulent claims
19 May 202317 May 2023 Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023: Winners announced in Amsterdam The Plastics Recycling Show Europe brings together key players from the plastics and recycling sectors to showcase innovative technology, share best practice, network and do business
17 March 202315 March 2023 Continued investments lead to exceptional 17% growth in EU plastic recycling capacity European installed plastics recycling capacity grew a robust 17 percent in 2021, reports Plastic Recyclers Europe, the pan-European organization for plastics recyclers
6 July 20221 July 2022 Plastic recyclers in Europe struggle to get enough plastic waste What happens with the collected waste?
25 March 20219 September 2021 European Trade Groups Form Alliance for Ensuring the Plastics Circular Economy The group was formed by Petcore Europe, PlasticsEurope, Plastics Recyclers Europe and VinylPlus
25 November 20209 September 2021 EU defines sustainable plastic manufacturing in draft green finance rules Chemical recycling will need to emit less than manufacturing with virgin materials to be considered 'green'
26 May 202020 May 2020 Plastics recyclers cease production Recyclates demand impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
Corona: Kunststoff-Recycler stellen die Produktion ein Mangelnde Recycling-Nachfrage und rekordtiefe Preise für Neuware aufgrund der Corona-Pandemie führen zur Schließung von Kunststoff-Recycling-Betrieben
2 October 201728 September 2017 European Bioplastics: Biodegradable plastics needed to increase recycling efficiency EUBP echoes the call made by the association of Plastics Recyclers Europe
European Bioplastics: Mehr Effizienz durch separate Recyclingströme für biologisch abbaubare Kunststoffe Verband schließt sich damit der Forderung der Plastics Recyclers Europe an
21 September 201719 September 2017 Recycled film quality negatively affected by degradable plastics from Southern Europe Even very low quantities of degradable plastics that end up in the traditional plastic waste streams have a significant, negative impact on recycled plastics
15 September 201713 September 2017 EU warned against renewables law ‘subverting’ the circular economy European Commission proposal to revise the Renewable Energy Directive will be voted on by the European Parliament’s environment committee on October 11-12
8 November 20165 November 2016 Plastics Value Chain Creates a New European Stakeholder Platform to Drive Europe’s Polyolefins-based Packaging towards the Circular Economy Newly formed platform will be working for a 5-10 year horizon based on effective, science-based solutions
