Episode 1307: Sustainably Speaking: How EU regulation is changing the landscape for recycling in Europe and beyond
John Richardson, Market Development Director, hosts this new series of ICIS podcasts focusing on ...
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Show Notes
John Richardson, Market Development Director, hosts this new series of ICIS podcasts focusing on the subject of sustainability, and more specifically, recycling.
In this first episode, John speaks to Helen McGeough, Global Plastics Recycling Analytics Team Lead, and Matt Tudball, Senior Editor for Recycling, Europe about how EU regulation is impacting the European recycling market now and in the future, and why European regulation will have a much more global impact.
Topics include:
- Breaking down European legislation (Single Use Plastics, Packaging & Packaging Waste, End of Life Vehicles)
- Impact on collection, sorting and quality of plastic waste in Europe and beyond
- Europe's competitiveness in the recycling space and how the economics compare
- How regulation may be a barrier for imports into the EU
- What's the future of plastics if the regulation does not work?