Recycled plastics essential link in circular economy

29 June 2016

The use of recycled plastics should become the standard for putting high-quality products on the market. This was the main message during the conference ‘Plastics gone circular’ on 13 June 2016.
The introduction of extensive producer responsibility, the use of recycled material, design for reuse, and design for recycling provide enough opportunities to close the plastic loop. Assigning value to waste will result in products that are easier to recycle, homogeneous waste streams by separation at the source, and a steady high quality and quantity of recycled materials. This will result in a substantial decrease of the use of fossil fuels and a reduction of the carbon dioxide emission.
Click here for more information (in Dutch) and to download the presentations (in English).
Click here for more information about the NVC Study Meeting PET recycling in Ghana (7 September 2016). For NVC members there are no costs involved.
Click here for more information about the NVC Inspiration meeting on the effectiveness of the Dutch policy on packaging and the environment (7 September 2016).
With NVC MERGE (Members-only Environmental Regulations Guide) you can stay up-to-date with the environmental requirements for your packaging. MERGE is exclusively for NVC members and there are no costs involved.

If you have any questions about this subject, please contact us: info@nvc.nl, +31-(0)182-512411. This item is also included in our monthly overview, the NVC Members-only Update.