RECYCLING | PVC
Right: Lead- containing recyclates are subject to EU restrictions on their use in PVC pipes
which is a respectable result given Germany’s weak economic performance, especially in the construc- tion sector, impacted by high energy costs, rising costs and a decline in demand and production of window profiles, said Vetter. “In 2023, over two million used plastic windows were placed in the Rewindo nationwide collection and recycling system and did not end up as mixed construction waste,” he said. In Poland, the EPPA continued to develop a PVC
recycling system with the launch in 2023 of the Oknorec PVC window collection and recycling project, which aims to enhance collection process- es for PVC profiles, ensure their proper recycling and minimise waste.
In the pipeline TEPPFA – the European Plastic Pipes and Fittings Association – said the restriction on the use of lead and its compounds in PVC, which entered into force in May 2023, will ban the use of lead-containing recyclates from waste PVC profiles in the produc- tion of PVC pipes, following a 36-month transition period that ends on 29 May 2026. The regulation, adopted by the European Commission member
states and the European Parliament, prohibits PVC articles containing lead from being placed on the market if the concentration of lead is equal to or greater than 0.1% by weight of the PVC material. A ten-year derogation until 29 May 2033 has
been granted to rigid PVC products such as profiles and pipes. Following a 36-month transition period lead-containing recyclates with a concentra- tion of lead lower than 1.5% from rigid PVC profiles
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