Position Papers

PlasticsEurope's position papers set out the organisation’s viewpoint on key issues affecting the plastics industry.
The OnePagers provide you with a succinct summary of the main messages and, where appropriate, key recommendations.

Bio-based plastics

Bio-based plastics_clear version_22.02.2018.pdf

Industry calls for all packaging to be separately collected to increase recycling

20171117_joint_letter_all_packaging_to_be_separately_collected.pdf

Joint Reaction paper: For an ambitious EU industrial strategy: going further

20171024-joint_reaction_paper_for_ambitious_eu_industrial_strategy_oct2017.pdf

PlasticsEurope's Views: Eco-design with Plastics within the Circular Economy

20170919eco-design_brochure.pdf

PlasticsEurope's Views: Strategy on Plastics: Plastics - Increasing Circularity and Resource Efficiency

20170907_final_views_on_a_strategy_on_plastics_updated_sept.pdf

View paper on mechanical and organic recycling

20170828view_paper_on_mechanical_and_organic_recycling_07072017.pdf

View paper on biodegradable plastics

20170824-view_paper_on_biodegradable_plastics_18_july_2017.pdf

Fact sheet on biodegradable plastics

20170828fact_sheet_biodegradable_plastics_july_2017.pdf

Endocrine Disruptors

Joint statement: EU chemical, crop protection and plastics industries react toEuropean Commission proposal for Endocrine Disruptor criteria - June 2016

OnePager: May 2016

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