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Chemical Recycling Europe calls for faster recognition


Industry group Chemical Recycling Europe (CRE), has published a position paper calling for “a faster recognition and legislation review” to unlock the technology’s potential. CRE argues that for the EU to meet


the EU recycling targets laid down in its Plastics Strategy and the transforma- tional change required by the EU Green Deal “there is an urgent need to develop and implement new technolo- gies for the recycling of polymeric waste, going beyond the limitations of traditional mechanical recycling.” The organisation says that chemical


recycling complements mechanical recycling and will help meet targets by processing polymeric wastes that are currently difficult to recycle. Investment


Proponents see chemical recycling as essential to handle difficult waste streams


ogy that directly affects either the formulation of the polymeric waste or the polymer itself and converts it into chemical substances and/or products for the original purpose or others. These include depolymerisation, pyrolysis, hydrothermal cracking and gasification and dissolution, but not energy recovery.


CRE calls for EU member states to


in it will also create new jobs, help to curb CO2


emissions and increase


recycling capacity, CRE claims. The paper defines chemical


recycling as any reprocessing technol-


recognise that the Waste Framework Directive (WFD) regards chemical recycling as a form of recycling and to adjust targets accordingly. It also asked for an urgent review and harmonisa- tion of regulation, and for Extended Producer Responsibility principles to apply to all recycling technologies. � www.chemicalrecyclingeurope.eu


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