The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations) will shake things up. Here are some insights that were gained during Petcore Europe’s conference on this topic – plus some more.

There is still a lot of work to be done before PET trays can be considered recyclable on a large scale in the EU by 2035.

Petcore Europe’s Thermoforming Working Group is working on five main task forces: 1) collection and sorting, 2) recycling, 3) food compliance, 4) standardisation and 5) communication. In terms of food compliance, the most significant initiative has been the Functional Barrier Consortium, which is helping companies to demonstrate the ability of the process to produce materials in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation 1935/2004 regarding rPET.  

Policy initiatives have been developed to reduce CO₂ emissions by addressing the impact of raw material extraction. While Europe has a significant mechanical recycling system for plastics, there’s a need to complement it with chemical recycling. Stimulating secondary raw materials and promoting the incorporation of recycled content are essential. Transitioning from the directive to PPWR  is necessary for harmonisation and competitive packaging markets not just in Europe, but worldwide. Additionally, the European Commission aims to conclude an international plastics treaty by year-end (2024) to create a level playing field for the sector.

The standardisation work within PETCORE CEN/TC 261/WG 10 aims to create consensus-based standards for use by the PPWR. These standards will define the scoring methodology for PPWR recyclability grades. Ecomodulation will be based on the 2030 grade, and EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) fees will be approximately 10% of the price of empty packaging in 2022. The PPWR grading will be defined in a delegated act in 2028 and will take effect in the same year.

We now need the definitions and standards regarding PET Tray recycling.

Outside of the regulatory focus on PET trays during the conference, we learnt about a nice piece of clever software created by KOR  and called The “Labs” platform offers a section specifically designed for Petcore Europe members to comply with the 1616/2022 regulation. This section focuses on mandatory tests related to NIAS (Non-Intentionally Added Substances) and specific migration, as well as other food contact materials testing. Petcore Europe members can use this platform free of charge. Companies can select from a list of laboratory offers, enabling them to find the ideal combination of service and price.

To sum-up, most of the PET recycling industry has been concentrated on recycling PET bottles, while tray packaging makes up around 25pc of the overall PET market in Europe. For many years, bottle producers were not keen to use recycled content in their packaging, so most recycled PET flakes were going into tray applications. As regulation continues to push up recycled content in bottles, more and more flakes are going to the bottle market, while trays have not followed the same circularity path and recycled content supply has become more competitive.

The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations) will shake things up. Here are some insights that were gained during Petcore Europe’s conference on this topic – plus some more.

There is still a lot of work to be done before PET trays can be considered recyclable on a large scale in the EU by 2035.

Petcore Europe’s Thermoforming Working Group is working on five main task forces: 1) collection and sorting, 2) recycling, 3) food compliance, 4) standardisation and 5) communication. In terms of food compliance, the most significant initiative has been the Functional Barrier Consortium, which is helping companies to demonstrate the ability of the process to produce materials in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation 1935/2004 regarding rPET.  

Policy initiatives have been developed to reduce CO₂ emissions by addressing the impact of raw material extraction. While Europe has a significant mechanical recycling system for plastics, there’s a need to complement it with chemical recycling. Stimulating secondary raw materials and promoting the incorporation of recycled content are essential. Transitioning from the directive to PPWR  is necessary for harmonisation and competitive packaging markets not just in Europe, but worldwide. Additionally, the European Commission aims to conclude an international plastics treaty by year-end (2024) to create a level playing field for the sector.

The standardisation work within PETCORE CEN/TC 261/WG 10 aims to create consensus-based standards for use by the PPWR. These standards will define the scoring methodology for PPWR recyclability grades. Ecomodulation will be based on the 2030 grade, and EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) fees will be approximately 10% of the price of empty packaging in 2022. The PPWR grading will be defined in a delegated act in 2028 and will take effect in the same year.

We now need the definitions and standards regarding PET Tray recycling.

Outside of the regulatory focus on PET trays during the conference, we learnt about a nice piece of clever software created by KOR  and called The “Labs” platform offers a section specifically designed for Petcore Europe members to comply with the 1616/2022 regulation. This section focuses on mandatory tests related to NIAS (Non-Intentionally Added Substances) and specific migration, as well as other food contact materials testing. Petcore Europe members can use this platform free of charge. Companies can select from a list of laboratory offers, enabling them to find the ideal combination of service and price.

To sum-up, most of the PET recycling industry has been concentrated on recycling PET bottles, while tray packaging makes up around 25pc of the overall PET market in Europe. For many years, bottle producers were not keen to use recycled content in their packaging, so most recycled PET flakes were going into tray applications. As regulation continues to push up recycled content in bottles, more and more flakes are going to the bottle market, while trays have not followed the same circularity path and recycled content supply has become more competitive.

The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations) will shake things up. Here are some insights that were gained during Petcore Europe’s conference on this topic – plus some more.

There is still a lot of work to be done before PET trays can be considered recyclable on a large scale in the EU by 2035.

Petcore Europe’s Thermoforming Working Group is working on five main task forces: 1) collection and sorting, 2) recycling, 3) food compliance, 4) standardisation and 5) communication. In terms of food compliance, the most significant initiative has been the Functional Barrier Consortium, which is helping companies to demonstrate the ability of the process to produce materials in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation 1935/2004 regarding rPET.  

Policy initiatives have been developed to reduce CO₂ emissions by addressing the impact of raw material extraction. While Europe has a significant mechanical recycling system for plastics, there’s a need to complement it with chemical recycling. Stimulating secondary raw materials and promoting the incorporation of recycled content are essential. Transitioning from the directive to PPWR  is necessary for harmonisation and competitive packaging markets not just in Europe, but worldwide. Additionally, the European Commission aims to conclude an international plastics treaty by year-end (2024) to create a level playing field for the sector.

The standardisation work within PETCORE CEN/TC 261/WG 10 aims to create consensus-based standards for use by the PPWR. These standards will define the scoring methodology for PPWR recyclability grades. Ecomodulation will be based on the 2030 grade, and EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) fees will be approximately 10% of the price of empty packaging in 2022. The PPWR grading will be defined in a delegated act in 2028 and will take effect in the same year.

We now need the definitions and standards regarding PET Tray recycling.

Outside of the regulatory focus on PET trays during the conference, we learnt about a nice piece of clever software created by KOR  and called The “Labs” platform offers a section specifically designed for Petcore Europe members to comply with the 1616/2022 regulation. This section focuses on mandatory tests related to NIAS (Non-Intentionally Added Substances) and specific migration, as well as other food contact materials testing. Petcore Europe members can use this platform free of charge. Companies can select from a list of laboratory offers, enabling them to find the ideal combination of service and price.

To sum-up, most of the PET recycling industry has been concentrated on recycling PET bottles, while tray packaging makes up around 25pc of the overall PET market in Europe. For many years, bottle producers were not keen to use recycled content in their packaging, so most recycled PET flakes were going into tray applications. As regulation continues to push up recycled content in bottles, more and more flakes are going to the bottle market, while trays have not followed the same circularity path and recycled content supply has become more competitive.

The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations) will shake things up. Here are some insights that were gained during Petcore Europe’s conference on this topic – plus some more.

There is still a lot of work to be done before PET trays can be considered recyclable on a large scale in the EU by 2035.

Petcore Europe’s Thermoforming Working Group is working on five main task forces: 1) collection and sorting, 2) recycling, 3) food compliance, 4) standardisation and 5) communication. In terms of food compliance, the most significant initiative has been the Functional Barrier Consortium, which is helping companies to demonstrate the ability of the process to produce materials in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation 1935/2004 regarding rPET.  

Policy initiatives have been developed to reduce CO₂ emissions by addressing the impact of raw material extraction. While Europe has a significant mechanical recycling system for plastics, there’s a need to complement it with chemical recycling. Stimulating secondary raw materials and promoting the incorporation of recycled content are essential. Transitioning from the directive to PPWR  is necessary for harmonisation and competitive packaging markets not just in Europe, but worldwide. Additionally, the European Commission aims to conclude an international plastics treaty by year-end (2024) to create a level playing field for the sector.

The standardisation work within PETCORE CEN/TC 261/WG 10 aims to create consensus-based standards for use by the PPWR. These standards will define the scoring methodology for PPWR recyclability grades. Ecomodulation will be based on the 2030 grade, and EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) fees will be approximately 10% of the price of empty packaging in 2022. The PPWR grading will be defined in a delegated act in 2028 and will take effect in the same year.

We now need the definitions and standards regarding PET Tray recycling.

Outside of the regulatory focus on PET trays during the conference, we learnt about a nice piece of clever software created by KOR  and called The “Labs” platform offers a section specifically designed for Petcore Europe members to comply with the 1616/2022 regulation. This section focuses on mandatory tests related to NIAS (Non-Intentionally Added Substances) and specific migration, as well as other food contact materials testing. Petcore Europe members can use this platform free of charge. Companies can select from a list of laboratory offers, enabling them to find the ideal combination of service and price.

To sum-up, most of the PET recycling industry has been concentrated on recycling PET bottles, while tray packaging makes up around 25pc of the overall PET market in Europe. For many years, bottle producers were not keen to use recycled content in their packaging, so most recycled PET flakes were going into tray applications. As regulation continues to push up recycled content in bottles, more and more flakes are going to the bottle market, while trays have not followed the same circularity path and recycled content supply has become more competitive.

The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations) will shake things up. Here are some insights that were gained during Petcore Europe’s conference on this topic – plus some more.

There is still a lot of work to be done before PET trays can be considered recyclable on a large scale in the EU by 2035.

Petcore Europe’s Thermoforming Working Group is working on five main task forces: 1) collection and sorting, 2) recycling, 3) food compliance, 4) standardisation and 5) communication. In terms of food compliance, the most significant initiative has been the Functional Barrier Consortium, which is helping companies to demonstrate the ability of the process to produce materials in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation 1935/2004 regarding rPET.  

Policy initiatives have been developed to reduce CO₂ emissions by addressing the impact of raw material extraction. While Europe has a significant mechanical recycling system for plastics, there’s a need to complement it with chemical recycling. Stimulating secondary raw materials and promoting the incorporation of recycled content are essential. Transitioning from the directive to PPWR  is necessary for harmonisation and competitive packaging markets not just in Europe, but worldwide. Additionally, the European Commission aims to conclude an international plastics treaty by year-end (2024) to create a level playing field for the sector.

The standardisation work within PETCORE CEN/TC 261/WG 10 aims to create consensus-based standards for use by the PPWR. These standards will define the scoring methodology for PPWR recyclability grades. Ecomodulation will be based on the 2030 grade, and EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) fees will be approximately 10% of the price of empty packaging in 2022. The PPWR grading will be defined in a delegated act in 2028 and will take effect in the same year.

We now need the definitions and standards regarding PET Tray recycling.

Outside of the regulatory focus on PET trays during the conference, we learnt about a nice piece of clever software created by KOR  and called The “Labs” platform offers a section specifically designed for Petcore Europe members to comply with the 1616/2022 regulation. This section focuses on mandatory tests related to NIAS (Non-Intentionally Added Substances) and specific migration, as well as other food contact materials testing. Petcore Europe members can use this platform free of charge. Companies can select from a list of laboratory offers, enabling them to find the ideal combination of service and price.

To sum-up, most of the PET recycling industry has been concentrated on recycling PET bottles, while tray packaging makes up around 25pc of the overall PET market in Europe. For many years, bottle producers were not keen to use recycled content in their packaging, so most recycled PET flakes were going into tray applications. As regulation continues to push up recycled content in bottles, more and more flakes are going to the bottle market, while trays have not followed the same circularity path and recycled content supply has become more competitive.

The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations) will shake things up. Here are some insights that were gained during Petcore Europe’s conference on this topic – plus some more.

There is still a lot of work to be done before PET trays can be considered recyclable on a large scale in the EU by 2035.

Petcore Europe’s Thermoforming Working Group is working on five main task forces: 1) collection and sorting, 2) recycling, 3) food compliance, 4) standardisation and 5) communication. In terms of food compliance, the most significant initiative has been the Functional Barrier Consortium, which is helping companies to demonstrate the ability of the process to produce materials in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation 1935/2004 regarding rPET.  

Policy initiatives have been developed to reduce CO₂ emissions by addressing the impact of raw material extraction. While Europe has a significant mechanical recycling system for plastics, there’s a need to complement it with chemical recycling. Stimulating secondary raw materials and promoting the incorporation of recycled content are essential. Transitioning from the directive to PPWR  is necessary for harmonisation and competitive packaging markets not just in Europe, but worldwide. Additionally, the European Commission aims to conclude an international plastics treaty by year-end (2024) to create a level playing field for the sector.

The standardisation work within PETCORE CEN/TC 261/WG 10 aims to create consensus-based standards for use by the PPWR. These standards will define the scoring methodology for PPWR recyclability grades. Ecomodulation will be based on the 2030 grade, and EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) fees will be approximately 10% of the price of empty packaging in 2022. The PPWR grading will be defined in a delegated act in 2028 and will take effect in the same year.

We now need the definitions and standards regarding PET Tray recycling.

Outside of the regulatory focus on PET trays during the conference, we learnt about a nice piece of clever software created by KOR  and called The “Labs” platform offers a section specifically designed for Petcore Europe members to comply with the 1616/2022 regulation. This section focuses on mandatory tests related to NIAS (Non-Intentionally Added Substances) and specific migration, as well as other food contact materials testing. Petcore Europe members can use this platform free of charge. Companies can select from a list of laboratory offers, enabling them to find the ideal combination of service and price.

To sum-up, most of the PET recycling industry has been concentrated on recycling PET bottles, while tray packaging makes up around 25pc of the overall PET market in Europe. For many years, bottle producers were not keen to use recycled content in their packaging, so most recycled PET flakes were going into tray applications. As regulation continues to push up recycled content in bottles, more and more flakes are going to the bottle market, while trays have not followed the same circularity path and recycled content supply has become more competitive.

The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations) will shake things up. Here are some insights that were gained during Petcore Europe’s conference on this topic – plus some more.

There is still a lot of work to be done before PET trays can be considered recyclable on a large scale in the EU by 2035.

Petcore Europe’s Thermoforming Working Group is working on five main task forces: 1) collection and sorting, 2) recycling, 3) food compliance, 4) standardisation and 5) communication. In terms of food compliance, the most significant initiative has been the Functional Barrier Consortium, which is helping companies to demonstrate the ability of the process to produce materials in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation 1935/2004 regarding rPET.  

Policy initiatives have been developed to reduce CO₂ emissions by addressing the impact of raw material extraction. While Europe has a significant mechanical recycling system for plastics, there’s a need to complement it with chemical recycling. Stimulating secondary raw materials and promoting the incorporation of recycled content are essential. Transitioning from the directive to PPWR  is necessary for harmonisation and competitive packaging markets not just in Europe, but worldwide. Additionally, the European Commission aims to conclude an international plastics treaty by year-end (2024) to create a level playing field for the sector.

The standardisation work within PETCORE CEN/TC 261/WG 10 aims to create consensus-based standards for use by the PPWR. These standards will define the scoring methodology for PPWR recyclability grades. Ecomodulation will be based on the 2030 grade, and EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) fees will be approximately 10% of the price of empty packaging in 2022. The PPWR grading will be defined in a delegated act in 2028 and will take effect in the same year.

We now need the definitions and standards regarding PET Tray recycling.

Outside of the regulatory focus on PET trays during the conference, we learnt about a nice piece of clever software created by KOR  and called The “Labs” platform offers a section specifically designed for Petcore Europe members to comply with the 1616/2022 regulation. This section focuses on mandatory tests related to NIAS (Non-Intentionally Added Substances) and specific migration, as well as other food contact materials testing. Petcore Europe members can use this platform free of charge. Companies can select from a list of laboratory offers, enabling them to find the ideal combination of service and price.

To sum-up, most of the PET recycling industry has been concentrated on recycling PET bottles, while tray packaging makes up around 25pc of the overall PET market in Europe. For many years, bottle producers were not keen to use recycled content in their packaging, so most recycled PET flakes were going into tray applications. As regulation continues to push up recycled content in bottles, more and more flakes are going to the bottle market, while trays have not followed the same circularity path and recycled content supply has become more competitive.

The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations) will shake things up. Here are some insights that were gained during Petcore Europe’s conference on this topic – plus some more.

There is still a lot of work to be done before PET trays can be considered recyclable on a large scale in the EU by 2035.

Petcore Europe’s Thermoforming Working Group is working on five main task forces: 1) collection and sorting, 2) recycling, 3) food compliance, 4) standardisation and 5) communication. In terms of food compliance, the most significant initiative has been the Functional Barrier Consortium, which is helping companies to demonstrate the ability of the process to produce materials in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation 1935/2004 regarding rPET.  

Policy initiatives have been developed to reduce CO₂ emissions by addressing the impact of raw material extraction. While Europe has a significant mechanical recycling system for plastics, there’s a need to complement it with chemical recycling. Stimulating secondary raw materials and promoting the incorporation of recycled content are essential. Transitioning from the directive to PPWR  is necessary for harmonisation and competitive packaging markets not just in Europe, but worldwide. Additionally, the European Commission aims to conclude an international plastics treaty by year-end (2024) to create a level playing field for the sector.

The standardisation work within PETCORE CEN/TC 261/WG 10 aims to create consensus-based standards for use by the PPWR. These standards will define the scoring methodology for PPWR recyclability grades. Ecomodulation will be based on the 2030 grade, and EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) fees will be approximately 10% of the price of empty packaging in 2022. The PPWR grading will be defined in a delegated act in 2028 and will take effect in the same year.

We now need the definitions and standards regarding PET Tray recycling.

Outside of the regulatory focus on PET trays during the conference, we learnt about a nice piece of clever software created by KOR  and called The “Labs” platform offers a section specifically designed for Petcore Europe members to comply with the 1616/2022 regulation. This section focuses on mandatory tests related to NIAS (Non-Intentionally Added Substances) and specific migration, as well as other food contact materials testing. Petcore Europe members can use this platform free of charge. Companies can select from a list of laboratory offers, enabling them to find the ideal combination of service and price.

To sum-up, most of the PET recycling industry has been concentrated on recycling PET bottles, while tray packaging makes up around 25pc of the overall PET market in Europe. For many years, bottle producers were not keen to use recycled content in their packaging, so most recycled PET flakes were going into tray applications. As regulation continues to push up recycled content in bottles, more and more flakes are going to the bottle market, while trays have not followed the same circularity path and recycled content supply has become more competitive.

The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations) will shake things up. Here are some insights that were gained during Petcore Europe’s conference on this topic – plus some more.

There is still a lot of work to be done before PET trays can be considered recyclable on a large scale in the EU by 2035.

Petcore Europe’s Thermoforming Working Group is working on five main task forces: 1) collection and sorting, 2) recycling, 3) food compliance, 4) standardisation and 5) communication. In terms of food compliance, the most significant initiative has been the Functional Barrier Consortium, which is helping companies to demonstrate the ability of the process to produce materials in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation 1935/2004 regarding rPET.  

Policy initiatives have been developed to reduce CO₂ emissions by addressing the impact of raw material extraction. While Europe has a significant mechanical recycling system for plastics, there’s a need to complement it with chemical recycling. Stimulating secondary raw materials and promoting the incorporation of recycled content are essential. Transitioning from the directive to PPWR  is necessary for harmonisation and competitive packaging markets not just in Europe, but worldwide. Additionally, the European Commission aims to conclude an international plastics treaty by year-end (2024) to create a level playing field for the sector.

The standardisation work within PETCORE CEN/TC 261/WG 10 aims to create consensus-based standards for use by the PPWR. These standards will define the scoring methodology for PPWR recyclability grades. Ecomodulation will be based on the 2030 grade, and EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) fees will be approximately 10% of the price of empty packaging in 2022. The PPWR grading will be defined in a delegated act in 2028 and will take effect in the same year.

We now need the definitions and standards regarding PET Tray recycling.

Outside of the regulatory focus on PET trays during the conference, we learnt about a nice piece of clever software created by KOR  and called The “Labs” platform offers a section specifically designed for Petcore Europe members to comply with the 1616/2022 regulation. This section focuses on mandatory tests related to NIAS (Non-Intentionally Added Substances) and specific migration, as well as other food contact materials testing. Petcore Europe members can use this platform free of charge. Companies can select from a list of laboratory offers, enabling them to find the ideal combination of service and price.

To sum-up, most of the PET recycling industry has been concentrated on recycling PET bottles, while tray packaging makes up around 25pc of the overall PET market in Europe. For many years, bottle producers were not keen to use recycled content in their packaging, so most recycled PET flakes were going into tray applications. As regulation continues to push up recycled content in bottles, more and more flakes are going to the bottle market, while trays have not followed the same circularity path and recycled content supply has become more competitive.

The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations) will shake things up. Here are some insights that were gained during Petcore Europe’s conference on this topic – plus some more.

There is still a lot of work to be done before PET trays can be considered recyclable on a large scale in the EU by 2035.

Petcore Europe’s Thermoforming Working Group is working on five main task forces: 1) collection and sorting, 2) recycling, 3) food compliance, 4) standardisation and 5) communication. In terms of food compliance, the most significant initiative has been the Functional Barrier Consortium, which is helping companies to demonstrate the ability of the process to produce materials in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation 1935/2004 regarding rPET.  

Policy initiatives have been developed to reduce CO₂ emissions by addressing the impact of raw material extraction. While Europe has a significant mechanical recycling system for plastics, there’s a need to complement it with chemical recycling. Stimulating secondary raw materials and promoting the incorporation of recycled content are essential. Transitioning from the directive to PPWR  is necessary for harmonisation and competitive packaging markets not just in Europe, but worldwide. Additionally, the European Commission aims to conclude an international plastics treaty by year-end (2024) to create a level playing field for the sector.

The standardisation work within PETCORE CEN/TC 261/WG 10 aims to create consensus-based standards for use by the PPWR. These standards will define the scoring methodology for PPWR recyclability grades. Ecomodulation will be based on the 2030 grade, and EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) fees will be approximately 10% of the price of empty packaging in 2022. The PPWR grading will be defined in a delegated act in 2028 and will take effect in the same year.

We now need the definitions and standards regarding PET Tray recycling.

Outside of the regulatory focus on PET trays during the conference, we learnt about a nice piece of clever software created by KOR  and called The “Labs” platform offers a section specifically designed for Petcore Europe members to comply with the 1616/2022 regulation. This section focuses on mandatory tests related to NIAS (Non-Intentionally Added Substances) and specific migration, as well as other food contact materials testing. Petcore Europe members can use this platform free of charge. Companies can select from a list of laboratory offers, enabling them to find the ideal combination of service and price.

To sum-up, most of the PET recycling industry has been concentrated on recycling PET bottles, while tray packaging makes up around 25pc of the overall PET market in Europe. For many years, bottle producers were not keen to use recycled content in their packaging, so most recycled PET flakes were going into tray applications. As regulation continues to push up recycled content in bottles, more and more flakes are going to the bottle market, while trays have not followed the same circularity path and recycled content supply has become more competitive.

The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations) will shake things up. Here are some insights that were gained during Petcore Europe’s conference on this topic – plus some more.

There is still a lot of work to be done before PET trays can be considered recyclable on a large scale in the EU by 2035.

Petcore Europe’s Thermoforming Working Group is working on five main task forces: 1) collection and sorting, 2) recycling, 3) food compliance, 4) standardisation and 5) communication. In terms of food compliance, the most significant initiative has been the Functional Barrier Consortium, which is helping companies to demonstrate the ability of the process to produce materials in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation 1935/2004 regarding rPET.  

Policy initiatives have been developed to reduce CO₂ emissions by addressing the impact of raw material extraction. While Europe has a significant mechanical recycling system for plastics, there’s a need to complement it with chemical recycling. Stimulating secondary raw materials and promoting the incorporation of recycled content are essential. Transitioning from the directive to PPWR  is necessary for harmonisation and competitive packaging markets not just in Europe, but worldwide. Additionally, the European Commission aims to conclude an international plastics treaty by year-end (2024) to create a level playing field for the sector.

The standardisation work within PETCORE CEN/TC 261/WG 10 aims to create consensus-based standards for use by the PPWR. These standards will define the scoring methodology for PPWR recyclability grades. Ecomodulation will be based on the 2030 grade, and EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) fees will be approximately 10% of the price of empty packaging in 2022. The PPWR grading will be defined in a delegated act in 2028 and will take effect in the same year.

We now need the definitions and standards regarding PET Tray recycling.

Outside of the regulatory focus on PET trays during the conference, we learnt about a nice piece of clever software created by KOR  and called The “Labs” platform offers a section specifically designed for Petcore Europe members to comply with the 1616/2022 regulation. This section focuses on mandatory tests related to NIAS (Non-Intentionally Added Substances) and specific migration, as well as other food contact materials testing. Petcore Europe members can use this platform free of charge. Companies can select from a list of laboratory offers, enabling them to find the ideal combination of service and price.

To sum-up, most of the PET recycling industry has been concentrated on recycling PET bottles, while tray packaging makes up around 25pc of the overall PET market in Europe. For many years, bottle producers were not keen to use recycled content in their packaging, so most recycled PET flakes were going into tray applications. As regulation continues to push up recycled content in bottles, more and more flakes are going to the bottle market, while trays have not followed the same circularity path and recycled content supply has become more competitive.

The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations) will shake things up. Here are some insights that were gained during Petcore Europe’s conference on this topic – plus some more.

There is still a lot of work to be done before PET trays can be considered recyclable on a large scale in the EU by 2035.

Petcore Europe’s Thermoforming Working Group is working on five main task forces: 1) collection and sorting, 2) recycling, 3) food compliance, 4) standardisation and 5) communication. In terms of food compliance, the most significant initiative has been the Functional Barrier Consortium, which is helping companies to demonstrate the ability of the process to produce materials in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation 1935/2004 regarding rPET.  

Policy initiatives have been developed to reduce CO₂ emissions by addressing the impact of raw material extraction. While Europe has a significant mechanical recycling system for plastics, there’s a need to complement it with chemical recycling. Stimulating secondary raw materials and promoting the incorporation of recycled content are essential. Transitioning from the directive to PPWR  is necessary for harmonisation and competitive packaging markets not just in Europe, but worldwide. Additionally, the European Commission aims to conclude an international plastics treaty by year-end (2024) to create a level playing field for the sector.

The standardisation work within PETCORE CEN/TC 261/WG 10 aims to create consensus-based standards for use by the PPWR. These standards will define the scoring methodology for PPWR recyclability grades. Ecomodulation will be based on the 2030 grade, and EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) fees will be approximately 10% of the price of empty packaging in 2022. The PPWR grading will be defined in a delegated act in 2028 and will take effect in the same year.

We now need the definitions and standards regarding PET Tray recycling.

Outside of the regulatory focus on PET trays during the conference, we learnt about a nice piece of clever software created by KOR  and called The “Labs” platform offers a section specifically designed for Petcore Europe members to comply with the 1616/2022 regulation. This section focuses on mandatory tests related to NIAS (Non-Intentionally Added Substances) and specific migration, as well as other food contact materials testing. Petcore Europe members can use this platform free of charge. Companies can select from a list of laboratory offers, enabling them to find the ideal combination of service and price.

To sum-up, most of the PET recycling industry has been concentrated on recycling PET bottles, while tray packaging makes up around 25pc of the overall PET market in Europe. For many years, bottle producers were not keen to use recycled content in their packaging, so most recycled PET flakes were going into tray applications. As regulation continues to push up recycled content in bottles, more and more flakes are going to the bottle market, while trays have not followed the same circularity path and recycled content supply has become more competitive.

The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations) will shake things up. Here are some insights that were gained during Petcore Europe’s conference on this topic – plus some more.

There is still a lot of work to be done before PET trays can be considered recyclable on a large scale in the EU by 2035.

Petcore Europe’s Thermoforming Working Group is working on five main task forces: 1) collection and sorting, 2) recycling, 3) food compliance, 4) standardisation and 5) communication. In terms of food compliance, the most significant initiative has been the Functional Barrier Consortium, which is helping companies to demonstrate the ability of the process to produce materials in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation 1935/2004 regarding rPET.  

Policy initiatives have been developed to reduce CO₂ emissions by addressing the impact of raw material extraction. While Europe has a significant mechanical recycling system for plastics, there’s a need to complement it with chemical recycling. Stimulating secondary raw materials and promoting the incorporation of recycled content are essential. Transitioning from the directive to PPWR  is necessary for harmonisation and competitive packaging markets not just in Europe, but worldwide. Additionally, the European Commission aims to conclude an international plastics treaty by year-end (2024) to create a level playing field for the sector.

The standardisation work within PETCORE CEN/TC 261/WG 10 aims to create consensus-based standards for use by the PPWR. These standards will define the scoring methodology for PPWR recyclability grades. Ecomodulation will be based on the 2030 grade, and EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) fees will be approximately 10% of the price of empty packaging in 2022. The PPWR grading will be defined in a delegated act in 2028 and will take effect in the same year.

We now need the definitions and standards regarding PET Tray recycling.

Outside of the regulatory focus on PET trays during the conference, we learnt about a nice piece of clever software created by KOR  and called The “Labs” platform offers a section specifically designed for Petcore Europe members to comply with the 1616/2022 regulation. This section focuses on mandatory tests related to NIAS (Non-Intentionally Added Substances) and specific migration, as well as other food contact materials testing. Petcore Europe members can use this platform free of charge. Companies can select from a list of laboratory offers, enabling them to find the ideal combination of service and price.

To sum-up, most of the PET recycling industry has been concentrated on recycling PET bottles, while tray packaging makes up around 25pc of the overall PET market in Europe. For many years, bottle producers were not keen to use recycled content in their packaging, so most recycled PET flakes were going into tray applications. As regulation continues to push up recycled content in bottles, more and more flakes are going to the bottle market, while trays have not followed the same circularity path and recycled content supply has become more competitive.

The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations) will shake things up. Here are some insights that were gained during Petcore Europe’s conference on this topic – plus some more.

There is still a lot of work to be done before PET trays can be considered recyclable on a large scale in the EU by 2035.

Petcore Europe’s Thermoforming Working Group is working on five main task forces: 1) collection and sorting, 2) recycling, 3) food compliance, 4) standardisation and 5) communication. In terms of food compliance, the most significant initiative has been the Functional Barrier Consortium, which is helping companies to demonstrate the ability of the process to produce materials in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation 1935/2004 regarding rPET.  

Policy initiatives have been developed to reduce CO₂ emissions by addressing the impact of raw material extraction. While Europe has a significant mechanical recycling system for plastics, there’s a need to complement it with chemical recycling. Stimulating secondary raw materials and promoting the incorporation of recycled content are essential. Transitioning from the directive to PPWR  is necessary for harmonisation and competitive packaging markets not just in Europe, but worldwide. Additionally, the European Commission aims to conclude an international plastics treaty by year-end (2024) to create a level playing field for the sector.

The standardisation work within PETCORE CEN/TC 261/WG 10 aims to create consensus-based standards for use by the PPWR. These standards will define the scoring methodology for PPWR recyclability grades. Ecomodulation will be based on the 2030 grade, and EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) fees will be approximately 10% of the price of empty packaging in 2022. The PPWR grading will be defined in a delegated act in 2028 and will take effect in the same year.

We now need the definitions and standards regarding PET Tray recycling.

Outside of the regulatory focus on PET trays during the conference, we learnt about a nice piece of clever software created by KOR  and called The “Labs” platform offers a section specifically designed for Petcore Europe members to comply with the 1616/2022 regulation. This section focuses on mandatory tests related to NIAS (Non-Intentionally Added Substances) and specific migration, as well as other food contact materials testing. Petcore Europe members can use this platform free of charge. Companies can select from a list of laboratory offers, enabling them to find the ideal combination of service and price.

To sum-up, most of the PET recycling industry has been concentrated on recycling PET bottles, while tray packaging makes up around 25pc of the overall PET market in Europe. For many years, bottle producers were not keen to use recycled content in their packaging, so most recycled PET flakes were going into tray applications. As regulation continues to push up recycled content in bottles, more and more flakes are going to the bottle market, while trays have not followed the same circularity path and recycled content supply has become more competitive.

The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations) will shake things up. Here are some insights that were gained during Petcore Europe’s conference on this topic – plus some more.

There is still a lot of work to be done before PET trays can be considered recyclable on a large scale in the EU by 2035.

Petcore Europe’s Thermoforming Working Group is working on five main task forces: 1) collection and sorting, 2) recycling, 3) food compliance, 4) standardisation and 5) communication. In terms of food compliance, the most significant initiative has been the Functional Barrier Consortium, which is helping companies to demonstrate the ability of the process to produce materials in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation 1935/2004 regarding rPET.  

Policy initiatives have been developed to reduce CO₂ emissions by addressing the impact of raw material extraction. While Europe has a significant mechanical recycling system for plastics, there’s a need to complement it with chemical recycling. Stimulating secondary raw materials and promoting the incorporation of recycled content are essential. Transitioning from the directive to PPWR  is necessary for harmonisation and competitive packaging markets not just in Europe, but worldwide. Additionally, the European Commission aims to conclude an international plastics treaty by year-end (2024) to create a level playing field for the sector.

The standardisation work within PETCORE CEN/TC 261/WG 10 aims to create consensus-based standards for use by the PPWR. These standards will define the scoring methodology for PPWR recyclability grades. Ecomodulation will be based on the 2030 grade, and EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) fees will be approximately 10% of the price of empty packaging in 2022. The PPWR grading will be defined in a delegated act in 2028 and will take effect in the same year.

We now need the definitions and standards regarding PET Tray recycling.

Outside of the regulatory focus on PET trays during the conference, we learnt about a nice piece of clever software created by KOR  and called The “Labs” platform offers a section specifically designed for Petcore Europe members to comply with the 1616/2022 regulation. This section focuses on mandatory tests related to NIAS (Non-Intentionally Added Substances) and specific migration, as well as other food contact materials testing. Petcore Europe members can use this platform free of charge. Companies can select from a list of laboratory offers, enabling them to find the ideal combination of service and price.

To sum-up, most of the PET recycling industry has been concentrated on recycling PET bottles, while tray packaging makes up around 25pc of the overall PET market in Europe. For many years, bottle producers were not keen to use recycled content in their packaging, so most recycled PET flakes were going into tray applications. As regulation continues to push up recycled content in bottles, more and more flakes are going to the bottle market, while trays have not followed the same circularity path and recycled content supply has become more competitive.

The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations) will shake things up. Here are some insights that were gained during Petcore Europe’s conference on this topic – plus some more.

There is still a lot of work to be done before PET trays can be considered recyclable on a large scale in the EU by 2035.

Petcore Europe’s Thermoforming Working Group is working on five main task forces: 1) collection and sorting, 2) recycling, 3) food compliance, 4) standardisation and 5) communication. In terms of food compliance, the most significant initiative has been the Functional Barrier Consortium, which is helping companies to demonstrate the ability of the process to produce materials in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation 1935/2004 regarding rPET.  

Policy initiatives have been developed to reduce CO₂ emissions by addressing the impact of raw material extraction. While Europe has a significant mechanical recycling system for plastics, there’s a need to complement it with chemical recycling. Stimulating secondary raw materials and promoting the incorporation of recycled content are essential. Transitioning from the directive to PPWR  is necessary for harmonisation and competitive packaging markets not just in Europe, but worldwide. Additionally, the European Commission aims to conclude an international plastics treaty by year-end (2024) to create a level playing field for the sector.

The standardisation work within PETCORE CEN/TC 261/WG 10 aims to create consensus-based standards for use by the PPWR. These standards will define the scoring methodology for PPWR recyclability grades. Ecomodulation will be based on the 2030 grade, and EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) fees will be approximately 10% of the price of empty packaging in 2022. The PPWR grading will be defined in a delegated act in 2028 and will take effect in the same year.

We now need the definitions and standards regarding PET Tray recycling.

Outside of the regulatory focus on PET trays during the conference, we learnt about a nice piece of clever software created by KOR  and called The “Labs” platform offers a section specifically designed for Petcore Europe members to comply with the 1616/2022 regulation. This section focuses on mandatory tests related to NIAS (Non-Intentionally Added Substances) and specific migration, as well as other food contact materials testing. Petcore Europe members can use this platform free of charge. Companies can select from a list of laboratory offers, enabling them to find the ideal combination of service and price.

To sum-up, most of the PET recycling industry has been concentrated on recycling PET bottles, while tray packaging makes up around 25pc of the overall PET market in Europe. For many years, bottle producers were not keen to use recycled content in their packaging, so most recycled PET flakes were going into tray applications. As regulation continues to push up recycled content in bottles, more and more flakes are going to the bottle market, while trays have not followed the same circularity path and recycled content supply has become more competitive.

The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations) will shake things up. Here are some insights that were gained during Petcore Europe’s conference on this topic – plus some more.

There is still a lot of work to be done before PET trays can be considered recyclable on a large scale in the EU by 2035.

Petcore Europe’s Thermoforming Working Group is working on five main task forces: 1) collection and sorting, 2) recycling, 3) food compliance, 4) standardisation and 5) communication. In terms of food compliance, the most significant initiative has been the Functional Barrier Consortium, which is helping companies to demonstrate the ability of the process to produce materials in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation 1935/2004 regarding rPET.  

Policy initiatives have been developed to reduce CO₂ emissions by addressing the impact of raw material extraction. While Europe has a significant mechanical recycling system for plastics, there’s a need to complement it with chemical recycling. Stimulating secondary raw materials and promoting the incorporation of recycled content are essential. Transitioning from the directive to PPWR  is necessary for harmonisation and competitive packaging markets not just in Europe, but worldwide. Additionally, the European Commission aims to conclude an international plastics treaty by year-end (2024) to create a level playing field for the sector.

The standardisation work within PETCORE CEN/TC 261/WG 10 aims to create consensus-based standards for use by the PPWR. These standards will define the scoring methodology for PPWR recyclability grades. Ecomodulation will be based on the 2030 grade, and EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) fees will be approximately 10% of the price of empty packaging in 2022. The PPWR grading will be defined in a delegated act in 2028 and will take effect in the same year.

We now need the definitions and standards regarding PET Tray recycling.

Outside of the regulatory focus on PET trays during the conference, we learnt about a nice piece of clever software created by KOR  and called The “Labs” platform offers a section specifically designed for Petcore Europe members to comply with the 1616/2022 regulation. This section focuses on mandatory tests related to NIAS (Non-Intentionally Added Substances) and specific migration, as well as other food contact materials testing. Petcore Europe members can use this platform free of charge. Companies can select from a list of laboratory offers, enabling them to find the ideal combination of service and price.

To sum-up, most of the PET recycling industry has been concentrated on recycling PET bottles, while tray packaging makes up around 25pc of the overall PET market in Europe. For many years, bottle producers were not keen to use recycled content in their packaging, so most recycled PET flakes were going into tray applications. As regulation continues to push up recycled content in bottles, more and more flakes are going to the bottle market, while trays have not followed the same circularity path and recycled content supply has become more competitive.

The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations) will shake things up. Here are some insights that were gained during Petcore Europe’s conference on this topic – plus some more.

There is still a lot of work to be done before PET trays can be considered recyclable on a large scale in the EU by 2035.

Petcore Europe’s Thermoforming Working Group is working on five main task forces: 1) collection and sorting, 2) recycling, 3) food compliance, 4) standardisation and 5) communication. In terms of food compliance, the most significant initiative has been the Functional Barrier Consortium, which is helping companies to demonstrate the ability of the process to produce materials in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation 1935/2004 regarding rPET.  

Policy initiatives have been developed to reduce CO₂ emissions by addressing the impact of raw material extraction. While Europe has a significant mechanical recycling system for plastics, there’s a need to complement it with chemical recycling. Stimulating secondary raw materials and promoting the incorporation of recycled content are essential. Transitioning from the directive to PPWR  is necessary for harmonisation and competitive packaging markets not just in Europe, but worldwide. Additionally, the European Commission aims to conclude an international plastics treaty by year-end (2024) to create a level playing field for the sector.

The standardisation work within PETCORE CEN/TC 261/WG 10 aims to create consensus-based standards for use by the PPWR. These standards will define the scoring methodology for PPWR recyclability grades. Ecomodulation will be based on the 2030 grade, and EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) fees will be approximately 10% of the price of empty packaging in 2022. The PPWR grading will be defined in a delegated act in 2028 and will take effect in the same year.

We now need the definitions and standards regarding PET Tray recycling.

Outside of the regulatory focus on PET trays during the conference, we learnt about a nice piece of clever software created by KOR  and called The “Labs” platform offers a section specifically designed for Petcore Europe members to comply with the 1616/2022 regulation. This section focuses on mandatory tests related to NIAS (Non-Intentionally Added Substances) and specific migration, as well as other food contact materials testing. Petcore Europe members can use this platform free of charge. Companies can select from a list of laboratory offers, enabling them to find the ideal combination of service and price.

To sum-up, most of the PET recycling industry has been concentrated on recycling PET bottles, while tray packaging makes up around 25pc of the overall PET market in Europe. For many years, bottle producers were not keen to use recycled content in their packaging, so most recycled PET flakes were going into tray applications. As regulation continues to push up recycled content in bottles, more and more flakes are going to the bottle market, while trays have not followed the same circularity path and recycled content supply has become more competitive.

The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations) will shake things up. Here are some insights that were gained during Petcore Europe’s conference on this topic – plus some more.

There is still a lot of work to be done before PET trays can be considered recyclable on a large scale in the EU by 2035.

Petcore Europe’s Thermoforming Working Group is working on five main task forces: 1) collection and sorting, 2) recycling, 3) food compliance, 4) standardisation and 5) communication. In terms of food compliance, the most significant initiative has been the Functional Barrier Consortium, which is helping companies to demonstrate the ability of the process to produce materials in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation 1935/2004 regarding rPET.  

Policy initiatives have been developed to reduce CO₂ emissions by addressing the impact of raw material extraction. While Europe has a significant mechanical recycling system for plastics, there’s a need to complement it with chemical recycling. Stimulating secondary raw materials and promoting the incorporation of recycled content are essential. Transitioning from the directive to PPWR  is necessary for harmonisation and competitive packaging markets not just in Europe, but worldwide. Additionally, the European Commission aims to conclude an international plastics treaty by year-end (2024) to create a level playing field for the sector.

The standardisation work within PETCORE CEN/TC 261/WG 10 aims to create consensus-based standards for use by the PPWR. These standards will define the scoring methodology for PPWR recyclability grades. Ecomodulation will be based on the 2030 grade, and EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) fees will be approximately 10% of the price of empty packaging in 2022. The PPWR grading will be defined in a delegated act in 2028 and will take effect in the same year.

We now need the definitions and standards regarding PET Tray recycling.

Outside of the regulatory focus on PET trays during the conference, we learnt about a nice piece of clever software created by KOR  and called The “Labs” platform offers a section specifically designed for Petcore Europe members to comply with the 1616/2022 regulation. This section focuses on mandatory tests related to NIAS (Non-Intentionally Added Substances) and specific migration, as well as other food contact materials testing. Petcore Europe members can use this platform free of charge. Companies can select from a list of laboratory offers, enabling them to find the ideal combination of service and price.

To sum-up, most of the PET recycling industry has been concentrated on recycling PET bottles, while tray packaging makes up around 25pc of the overall PET market in Europe. For many years, bottle producers were not keen to use recycled content in their packaging, so most recycled PET flakes were going into tray applications. As regulation continues to push up recycled content in bottles, more and more flakes are going to the bottle market, while trays have not followed the same circularity path and recycled content supply has become more competitive.

The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations) will shake things up. Here are some insights that were gained during Petcore Europe’s conference on this topic – plus some more.

There is still a lot of work to be done before PET trays can be considered recyclable on a large scale in the EU by 2035.

Petcore Europe’s Thermoforming Working Group is working on five main task forces: 1) collection and sorting, 2) recycling, 3) food compliance, 4) standardisation and 5) communication. In terms of food compliance, the most significant initiative has been the Functional Barrier Consortium, which is helping companies to demonstrate the ability of the process to produce materials in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation 1935/2004 regarding rPET.  

Policy initiatives have been developed to reduce CO₂ emissions by addressing the impact of raw material extraction. While Europe has a significant mechanical recycling system for plastics, there’s a need to complement it with chemical recycling. Stimulating secondary raw materials and promoting the incorporation of recycled content are essential. Transitioning from the directive to PPWR  is necessary for harmonisation and competitive packaging markets not just in Europe, but worldwide. Additionally, the European Commission aims to conclude an international plastics treaty by year-end (2024) to create a level playing field for the sector.

The standardisation work within PETCORE CEN/TC 261/WG 10 aims to create consensus-based standards for use by the PPWR. These standards will define the scoring methodology for PPWR recyclability grades. Ecomodulation will be based on the 2030 grade, and EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) fees will be approximately 10% of the price of empty packaging in 2022. The PPWR grading will be defined in a delegated act in 2028 and will take effect in the same year.

We now need the definitions and standards regarding PET Tray recycling.

Outside of the regulatory focus on PET trays during the conference, we learnt about a nice piece of clever software created by KOR  and called The “Labs” platform offers a section specifically designed for Petcore Europe members to comply with the 1616/2022 regulation. This section focuses on mandatory tests related to NIAS (Non-Intentionally Added Substances) and specific migration, as well as other food contact materials testing. Petcore Europe members can use this platform free of charge. Companies can select from a list of laboratory offers, enabling them to find the ideal combination of service and price.

To sum-up, most of the PET recycling industry has been concentrated on recycling PET bottles, while tray packaging makes up around 25pc of the overall PET market in Europe. For many years, bottle producers were not keen to use recycled content in their packaging, so most recycled PET flakes were going into tray applications. As regulation continues to push up recycled content in bottles, more and more flakes are going to the bottle market, while trays have not followed the same circularity path and recycled content supply has become more competitive.

The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations) will shake things up. Here are some insights that were gained during Petcore Europe’s conference on this topic – plus some more.

There is still a lot of work to be done before PET trays can be considered recyclable on a large scale in the EU by 2035.

Petcore Europe’s Thermoforming Working Group is working on five main task forces: 1) collection and sorting, 2) recycling, 3) food compliance, 4) standardisation and 5) communication. In terms of food compliance, the most significant initiative has been the Functional Barrier Consortium, which is helping companies to demonstrate the ability of the process to produce materials in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation 1935/2004 regarding rPET.  

Policy initiatives have been developed to reduce CO₂ emissions by addressing the impact of raw material extraction. While Europe has a significant mechanical recycling system for plastics, there’s a need to complement it with chemical recycling. Stimulating secondary raw materials and promoting the incorporation of recycled content are essential. Transitioning from the directive to PPWR  is necessary for harmonisation and competitive packaging markets not just in Europe, but worldwide. Additionally, the European Commission aims to conclude an international plastics treaty by year-end (2024) to create a level playing field for the sector.

The standardisation work within PETCORE CEN/TC 261/WG 10 aims to create consensus-based standards for use by the PPWR. These standards will define the scoring methodology for PPWR recyclability grades. Ecomodulation will be based on the 2030 grade, and EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) fees will be approximately 10% of the price of empty packaging in 2022. The PPWR grading will be defined in a delegated act in 2028 and will take effect in the same year.

We now need the definitions and standards regarding PET Tray recycling.

Outside of the regulatory focus on PET trays during the conference, we learnt about a nice piece of clever software created by KOR  and called The “Labs” platform offers a section specifically designed for Petcore Europe members to comply with the 1616/2022 regulation. This section focuses on mandatory tests related to NIAS (Non-Intentionally Added Substances) and specific migration, as well as other food contact materials testing. Petcore Europe members can use this platform free of charge. Companies can select from a list of laboratory offers, enabling them to find the ideal combination of service and price.

To sum-up, most of the PET recycling industry has been concentrated on recycling PET bottles, while tray packaging makes up around 25pc of the overall PET market in Europe. For many years, bottle producers were not keen to use recycled content in their packaging, so most recycled PET flakes were going into tray applications. As regulation continues to push up recycled content in bottles, more and more flakes are going to the bottle market, while trays have not followed the same circularity path and recycled content supply has become more competitive.