"Unless we want to import recycled plastics, EU must support its recyclers" (D. Bonvillain, Veolia)

"With 20 plastics recycling plants closed in Europe over the last two years and a 6% growth rate in 2023 (compared to 16% in 2021), the sector is facing an existential crisis linked to unfair practices in some Asian countries. Since 2022, China has exported highly subsidised virgin plastics worldwide, which has weakened the European plastics...