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          and drive demand for recycled, bio-based and          lations on all products and materials placed on
          low carbon plastics. Consistent with the Com-         the EU market, including imports (via market sur-
          pass’s technology neutral approach, which we          veillance mechanism and penalties) and requires
          fully support, we also need the timely accept-        enhanced traceability of imported and exported
          ance of innovative recycling methods like chemi-      circular plastics and products, via new custom
          cal recycling to unlock and derisk investments in     codes”.
          Europe.
                                                                                             Source – Plastics Europe

          Any competitiveness check needs to include de
          facto enforcement of EU  (sustainability) regu-


          Plastics Recycling Show Europe 2025

          conference programme outlined




                 he outline conference programme for the        core sessions on overcoming the challenges in
                 Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRS Eu-        EU plastic recycling, unlocking key legislative
          Trope) has been published ahead of the                files for the sector such as the Packaging and
          event’s return to the RAI Amsterdam on 1-2 April      Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), and build-
          2025. The latest trends in the plastics recycling     ing synergies between mechanical and chemi-
          sector will be explored in depth, providing a ho-     cal recycling. Also covered in depth will be the
          listic view of the whole plastic recycling value      market outlook as well as future challenges and
          chain and drawing together political leaders,         trends in achieving recycled content goals.
          major brands, recyclers and the plastics recy-
          cling and manufacturing industry.                     Interactive panel discussions  moderated  by
                                                                European plastics recycling subject matter ex-
          Prominent speakers from major brands already          perts will examine the global roadmap for plas-
          confirmed include Aldi’s Global Circular Pack-        tics recycling, strategies to scale up collection
          aging Manager, Hannah Drew, and Procter &             and sorting, traceability in recycled content, and
          Gamble’s Technical Director - R&D Packag-             the latest innovations in recycling technologies.
          ing Sustainability, Gian De Belder. While other       Dedicated  materials  focus  sessions  will  tackle
          speakers from across the plastics value chain         the state-of-play in the recycling of PET, poly-
          are Berry Global’s Director of Circular Economy,      olefin films, PVC, HDPE, PP, PS and ELV & WEEE.
          Jeremy Blake, Indorama’s Head of Sustainability
          Advocacy EMEA, Ermis Panagitopoulos, Helen            PRSE event sponsors will also give papers on a
          McGeough, Global Analyst Team Lead, Plastics          wide range of innovations in plastics recycling
          Recycling at ICIS and Lia Voermans, Chair of-         technology and the wider circular economy.
          Brightland Circular Space.                            Confirmed silver sponsors presenting papers in-
                                                                clude: Axens, Circular Identity and VTT Research
          The packed two-day programme of informative           Finland.
          and thought provoking sessions will take place                                           Source – recovery
          again in two theatres. The programme includes

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