EuRIC European Recycling Industries’ Confederation

PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE Competitiveness crisis: Associations call for swift action to bridge EU policy gap / “De-industrialisation is rapidly becoming a reality”	05.09.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE PRE: “The European plastics recycling industry is facing imminent collapse” / Loss of reclaim capacities projected at 1 mn t by end-2025	01.09.2025
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING EU Parliament, Council plan significantly lower minimum recyclate quotas for new vehicles / Will ELV Directive come into force by mid-2026?	10.07.2025
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING EU member states endorse slower ramp-up for plastics reclaim targets in ELVR / Plastics Europe supports faster timeline / FEAD, EuRIC urge EU to preserve ambitions	27.06.2025
CIRPLEX Sustainability, circularity in focus at first edition of trade event / Talks focus on core problems, solutions	27.05.2025
PLASTIC FANTASTIC What's in a name?	23.05.2025
EU POLICY Coalition says new state aid framework lacks circularity funding measures / Omission risks undermining region's recycling sector / EU Commission spells out approach	08.05.2025
CHEMICAL RECYCLING Brussels signs latest funding deal / Austria's OMV to receive EUR 82 mn grant	20.03.2025
AUTOMOTIVE ELVR draft report: EU Parliament calls for lower recycled-content targets for cars / Associations concerned over impact on recycling innovation	17.02.2025
AUTOMOTIVE Umbrella group tells EU lawmakers to ‘stick with End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation plan' / Resisting pressure to water down proposals ‘will boost recycled content in new vehicles'	02.01.2025
YEAR-ENDER: EUROPEAN RECYCLATE MARKET Insolvencies abound as industry faces slowdown / Wider price gap to virgin plastics weighs heavy / Two more difficult years / Will Trump policies aid EU recycling sector?	19.12.2024
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Measures needed to counteract slowdown in recycling capacity growth / EuRIC publishes roadmap to boost competitiveness, innovation	11.12.2024
AUTOMOTIVE PLASTICS Recycling targets for ELVs should get green light / Certification of recycled content necessary for level playing field – EuRIC	14.10.2024
EUROPEAN POLITICS New EU commissioners named for five-year mandate / Anticipation over merging of green and industrial deals	03.10.2024
PLASTICS WASTE European Parliament votes for stricter rules / Ban on exports / Trade bodies voice concern on recycling repercussions	14.03.2024
EURIC European recycling association appoints new secretary general	01.02.2024
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE European recyclers reject ‘right of first refusal' over rPET / Move would be ‘detrimental' to development of reclaim capacity	06.11.2023
EUROPEAN PLASTICS RECYCLING Capacity jumps on back of massive spending / Industry needs more funds to meet goals / PRE welcomes SUP directive / EU sustainable finance platform attracts trade groups	21.03.2023
PLASTICS WASTE European Parliament votes for stricter shipment rules / Trade bodies say export ban a major setback for circular economy, recycling	31.01.2023
PLASTICS WASTE Trade bodies urge EU regulators to strengthen proposed waste rules / EuRIC seeks mandatory targets for recycled content	24.10.2022
RECYCLING Waste management considered essential in Covid-19 pandemic / Germany's bvse calls for interest-free loans for recyclers / Unrestricted EU waste flows urgently needed	21.04.2020
PLASTICS WASTE European associations call for amendment of EU waste shipment regulation / Governments across the globe agree to improve plastics scrap trade / Basel Convention amended	14.05.2019
EURIC European plastics recycling branch created / Main focus on end-of-life durable plastics	14.03.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT EU council adopts parliament's lower threshold for PBDE flame retardants / Proposal to review POPs regulation two years after taking effect	14.12.2018
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Groups call for European Council's support of recycled plastics target / Minimum 35% recyclate in bottles by 2025 / Boost for investments and marine litter prevention	12.11.2018