European plastics recycling and waste plastics exports to Asia
Bad situation in Europe in recent years, the current market conditions have forced more and more recycling plant closures. Association of European plastics recycling and processing the results EuPR to blame the current currency exchange rates, in October 2009 a long winter in Europe and the impact of waste plastic PET bottles also will reduce the weight of the European waste plastics exports to the Far East rising to increase recycling in Europe industrial situation more difficult.
Post-consumer waste plastic PET bottles is a multifaceted treatment of the thorny issue of the European Association of Plastics Recycling Processing (EuPR) has warned that Europe’s rising exports of PET bottles recycled in Europe to make the situation more difficult processing industry, and will lead to greenhouse gas emissions volume increase.
According to EuPR introduced European waste plastic exports during 2000 to 2008 increased 250 percent to 273 million tons. Economic downturn led to export growth, exports in the first quarter of 2009 compared with 2008 has increased by 33% over the same period. EuPR said that due to the waste transport and inefficient energy structure in some countries may lead to additional greenhouse gas emissions. If you can place each year in Europe with 30 million tons of waste recycled PET bottles, and not shipped to other countries, will be decreased by 17.5 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions. European plastics recycling processing recycling plant Association claimed that some European scarcity of raw materials has led to its recovery situation is getting worse, in addition, this organization has put forward the corresponding remedial measures:
1、Increase the recovery rate.
2、Focus on local recycling projects.
3、Coordinate between countries in the quality and quantity of recycled material on the differences.
4、In Europe a large number of seasoned recycling factory “disappeared” before improving Europe’s security of supply situation.
Association of European plastics recycling process, sources said, focuses on the European recycling industry is a sustainable development strategy, a lot of waste plastics exports to the Far East has created a resource is not sustainable, thereby affecting the middle of manufacturers, brands and end users supply.
In addition, the European recycling industry, the lack of an enabling fiscal system. EuPR also called on European countries to strengthen the recycling of waste of financial investment, and disposal of waste taxpayers will pay huge taxes to improve the recovery efficiency of the system, reduce recovery costs and increase recycling rate and reduce the impact on the environment, not abuse this fee. The group said: “Some European recovery system directly or indirectly support the export of plastic waste on the Far East which is tantamount to giving away a huge revenue from Europe, the Far East. Huge sum of money was originally applied to improve the efficiency of recycling systems in Europe, lower costs to increase recycling rates while lowering environmental impact. ”
According to reports, the European Association of Plastic recycling process has previously called for restrictions on exports of waste plastics in Asia, claiming that the plastic waste into China’s rapid growth is damaging the interests of the European recycling companies, while Asian countries lag behind non-standard working conditions and environmental practice in the regeneration of the local businesses the upper hand.
Prior to this, (EuPR) has issued a statement saying that the Chinese government to allow import of waste PVC, PET bottles, CDs, vinyl and styrene will allow the original decision, “the fragile European recycling industry more vulnerable.”
Chinese officials have argued against His comments are: in China, intends to import plastic waste from Europe, legitimate recyclers must be checked by the relevant European organizations. EuPR said, Europe has 87% of waste plastic was exported to mainland China and Hong Kong.
Association of European plastics recycling process also Wellman International Ltd. To conduct a study to prove that if in Europe the 30 tons of PET bottles and then generate the fiber, compared to renewable energy in China to reduce 175,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions, because long-distance higher transportation to China need to invest, and where the energy mix and inefficient.
EuPR does not want to see specific details of their actions, but its spokesman AntoninoFurfari said: “It is necessary to limit the waste through the export of political commitment,” while strengthening investment in eco-design and change the view of the waste of resources.
