CASPER VAN DEN DUNGEN
Plastics Recyclers Europe

 

Casper has more than 30 years active in PET recycling. He started as mechanical engineer with a specialization in Plastic processing. Takes the responsibility of Poly Recycling since 2000. Worked in multiple concepts to make a food grade RPET. Experienced in all RPET applications. Jointly founded the European Plastics Recyclers Association, EuPR, in 1997, which now is called Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE). Being vice President of PRE(EuPR) and chairman of Working Group PET since. Jointly founded in 2008 the EPBP and became member of the Steering board and the Technical committee until 2023. Since 2013 represented in PETCORE Europe in Technical committee and BoD. Recyclass and Eucertplast activities are 2 developments which contribute to improve the route to circularity. In 2023 he initiated as WG Nias the Labs platform to create the Nias databank program. Since 2018 Poly Recycling AG belongs to the Resilux companies which is growing in its recycling subsidiaries. PET recycling is since more than 30 year his work and his hobby.