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Commission reveals allocation method for mass balance
The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation on rules for calculating recycled content in single-use plastic beveragea bottles, including chemically recycled content. This is an important step as the mass balance approach used by producers of chemically recycled plastics can be applied using different methods to determine the percentage content of recyclate. “The methodology for calculating
this [recycled content] is based on the ‘fuel-use excluded’ allocation rule, which means that waste used to produce fuels or energy recovery cannot be counted as recycled content, in line with the definition of ‘recycling’ in the Waste Framework
Directive,” said the EC. There had been slow
progress in negotiations with member states on the issue, although the EC said last year it supported the Fuel-Use Excluded method, which provides a freer allocation than the Proportional and Polymers Only options (Plastics Recycling World September 2024). It said that agreeing on a clear calculation methodology “will create a level playing field and provide investment security for the sector in a technology-neutral way”. It said: “The calculation
methodology will serve as a model for
future recycled content rules in other sectors, such as packaging, automotives and textiles. This approach is designed to give investors confidence in the long-term stability and potential of these technologies.”
In order to achieve its
recycling targets, the EU supports all recycling technologies although “mechanical recycling is typically preferred as it is less polluting and more energy-efficient than chemical recycling”. But chemical recycling is sometimes a valuable alternative. �
https://environment.ec.europa.eu
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