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EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR ENVIRONMENT
Directorate B - Circular Economy & Green Growth
Unit B1 - Sustainable Production, Products & Consumption
Brussels, Ares
(2018)
NOTE TO THE FILE
Subject:
CEO Breakfast prior to Stakeholder Conference: ‘Reinventing
Plastics — Closing the Circle’ — 26-09-2018
Some recommendations from the CEO breakfast:
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Need regulation; market itself cannot do it if we want recyclability and recycling;
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Need to create a market for recyclates - especially in context of the China Ban on imports on
recycled materials which will enter into force in 2018;
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Public procurement should include obligation to buy products with recyclates;
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It was proposed: a minimum mandatory quota for incorporation of recyclates (California
20%);
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The sector needs economic incentives such as lower VAT for recyclates;
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Need for coon quality standards for recyclates;
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Ecodesign legislation should play a more decisive role;
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Landfill ban for plastics would be necessary and has been proven that countries that apply this
ban have the highest recycling rate;
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The landfill ban should go together with the increase of taxes for incineration
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The use of some colours, pigments and additives needs to be restricted if we want recycling -
reducing the quality and limiting recyclability; since there are alternatives, possible to limit;
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EU packaging and packaging waste directive is very important;
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Post-consumer use plastics and food contact - EU policy and EFSA enforcement - currently
no EU regulation that would allow recyclates to be used if food contact; this should be
changed and USA FDA could be taken as an example;
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Also traceability is key if we want to get recycling right;
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Funding for innovation highly important.
Werner Bosmans
Commission européenne, B-1049 Bruxelles / Europese Commissie, B-1049 Brussel - Belgium. Telephone: