Press releaseIK-Initiative ERDE:ambitious collection goals for 2022Bad Homburg, February 2022About half of the land in the Federal Republic of Germany is used for agricultural purposes. In total around 83 000 tons of crop plastics is used on farms in Germany per year. The IK-initiative ERDE offers a nationwide solution for the return and recycling of used crop plastics. ERDE is jointly supported by environmentally conscious members of the IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen e.V. in cooperation with […]
The EU Plastics Strategy aims for a circular plastics economy where plastic materials are kept in the loop as long as possible by promoting reuse and repair, remanufacturing, recycling and prevention of plastic waste. The new Circular Economy Action Plan adds that a policy framework on the use of biodegradable plastics (amongst others) will be developed (foreseen for 2022), based on an assessment of the applications where such use can be beneficial to the environment.In this framework, […]
PRESS RELEASELyon, France, 12 October 2021 - A.D.I.VALOR, Healix, and Tama have taken a decisive step together in their long-term plan to reduce the environmental impact of baling. Healix and A.D.I.VALOR are signing a multi year contract during the Pollutec for the supply of baler twine waste, where Healix also introduces its recycled polypropelene under the Healix® brand name. Tama, world’s largest producer of baler twines, at the same time launches a new circular polymer […]
APE Europe and Polieco - the Italian consortium in charge of the management of used polyethylene products - signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Polieco International Forum in Naples on Friday 8 October 2021. The Memorandum foresees an enhanced cooperation between the two organisations to ensure an integrated management of agricultural plastics in Italy. Polieco, as the legitimate representative of the Italian plastic industry, will join APE Europe, which will be responsible for its […]
The European Plasticulture Strategy, unanimously adopted by the members of APE Europe on 2 December 2020, and supported by COPA-COGECA, the European association of farmers and cooperatives, as well as by the plastics industry, has become the reference in our sector. It was printed at the end of June and distributed to almost 2,000 decision-makers in the plasticulture community or public authorities in Europe. It is still available on the APE Europe website or on […]
As part of its post-COVID recovery plan the European Union has created a new contribution for member states, based on the amount of packaging plastics not recycled, to encourage recycling. This contribution is payable by states and can be deferred as a tax, which shows how important it is that agricultural plastics are not considered as packaging. A plastic tax on agriculture would penalise agricultural production, even though members states have the option of not […]
In the frame of the revision of EU legislation on waste and recycling, APE Europe recall the specific situation of plastics with agronomic effect used in agriculture. Considering their role in agricultural production and the specific end-of-life management system they have, they should be considered as non-packaging products.Download
Intervention of Peka Pesonen, General Secretary of COPA-COGECA, the European farmers and cooperatives associations, during the General Assembly of the Circular Plastic Alliance.
EuCertPlast welcomes Petcore Europe, VinylPlus and APE Europe as Regular Members. Their membership marks an additional effort to ensure quality management systems in plastic recycling.“Collaboration is key in ensuring the revamping of the plastic waste management systems, and it is for that reason that we are glad to join a well-reputed certification scheme such as EuCertPlast”, said Christian Crépet, the Executive Director of Petcore Europe.“Trust in the quality of plastic recycling processes is a must […]
