Episode 1415: Sustainably Speaking: Examining Europe's recycling sector - Part 1

In the first of a two-part Sustainably Speaking podcast special, Helen McGeough, ICIS Global Analyst Team Lead for Plastics Recycling talks to long-standing veterans of the European recycling industry about the current state of the market and steps for the future.In Part 1, Helen speaks to Dr Michael Scriba about the current downturn in Europe's recycling sector and discusses topics such as:What factors contribute towards the current prolonged industry downturnIndustry barries such as lack of approval for polyolefins for use in food contact applicationsLarge-scale adoption unlikely until 2030Lack of a robust European collection and sorting system for many recycled polymersKey actions needed such as interim targets from 2026 to bridge the gap to 2030 goals