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EPBP launches industry consultation on Design for Circularity for PET bottles. The consultation will be open for two months. e.g.: until February 15^th, 2026.

Despite the fact that PET is by far the largest collected and recycled polymer – offi cial statistics from ICIS show that in 2022, an average of 75% of PET bottles in Europe were collected - PET is also the material that EU institutions are watching most closely. We have the SUP (Single Use Plastics) Directive, which is still to be fully implemented, and now the PPWD (Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive), which is chang ing the SUP targets that have not yet been achieved – and also redefi ning some of them.

EPBP expands its Circularity Test Protocol with the launch of the Quick Test – Accelerated Impact Test. Circularity (QT AIT.Circularity).

 European PET Industry encourages adoption of the CEN Design-for-Recycling Standards:

 Discover the role of reusable PET bottles in Europe’s circular economy.

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