The recycling of plastic and the use of recycled plastic as new raw material are now a necessity because the world production of plastic is continuously increasing. Packaging is the main responsible sector for the creation of plastic difficult to recycle due to difficulties in separation and treatment. Moreover, the low economic value of plastics considered non-noble represents another obstacle. The new European regulation about plastic includes some measures to prevent the use of virgin plastic. The promotion of green purchases in public administrations, the plastic tax, related to the use of virgin plastic, the increasing of the share of recycled plastic waste up to 50% and the expansion of the market of innovative or recycled plastic products, are clear examples of how the European Union and its Member States are trying to reduce the use and production of plastic. In this context and focusing on the Italian situation, Polieco, the national consortium for the recycling of waste of polyethylene goods, promotes the implementation of a new certification scheme for recycled polyethylene goods that certified the content of recycled polyethylene for products. The verified declaration of the recycled content of plastic goods becomes not only an obligation but an opportunity to innovate its processes and products. The purpose of this study is to verify the concrete application of the new certification scheme, called “rePEv”, to a company that produces polyethylene goods starting from recycled polyethylene collected in Italy, with reference to how this environmental declaration can represent an opportunity for manufacturing companies and how it counters the illicit trafficking of plastic waste.

The recycling of plastic and the use of recycled plastic as new raw material are now a necessity because the world production of plastic is continuously increasing. Packaging is the main responsible sector for the creation of plastic difficult to recycle due to difficulties in separation and treatment. Moreover, the low economic value of plastics considered non-noble represents another obstacle. The new European regulation about plastic includes some measures to prevent the use of virgin plastic. The promotion of green purchases in public administrations, the plastic tax, related to the use of virgin plastic, the increasing of the share of recycled plastic waste up to 50% and the expansion of the market of innovative or recycled plastic products, are clear examples of how the European Union and its Member States are trying to reduce the use and production of plastic. In this context and focusing on the Italian situation, Polieco, the national consortium for the recycling of waste of polyethylene goods, promotes the implementation of a new certification scheme for recycled polyethylene goods that certified the content of recycled polyethylene for products. The verified declaration of the recycled content of plastic goods becomes not only an obligation but an opportunity to innovate its processes and products. The purpose of this study is to verify the concrete application of the new certification scheme, called “rePEv”, to a company that produces polyethylene goods starting from recycled polyethylene collected in Italy, with reference to how this environmental declaration can represent an opportunity for manufacturing companies and how it counters the illicit trafficking of plastic waste.

Design and implementation of a new certification scheme for recycled polyethylene goods: the case study of PG Plast S.r.l.

GECCHELE, MATTEO
2022/2023

Abstract

The recycling of plastic and the use of recycled plastic as new raw material are now a necessity because the world production of plastic is continuously increasing. Packaging is the main responsible sector for the creation of plastic difficult to recycle due to difficulties in separation and treatment. Moreover, the low economic value of plastics considered non-noble represents another obstacle. The new European regulation about plastic includes some measures to prevent the use of virgin plastic. The promotion of green purchases in public administrations, the plastic tax, related to the use of virgin plastic, the increasing of the share of recycled plastic waste up to 50% and the expansion of the market of innovative or recycled plastic products, are clear examples of how the European Union and its Member States are trying to reduce the use and production of plastic. In this context and focusing on the Italian situation, Polieco, the national consortium for the recycling of waste of polyethylene goods, promotes the implementation of a new certification scheme for recycled polyethylene goods that certified the content of recycled polyethylene for products. The verified declaration of the recycled content of plastic goods becomes not only an obligation but an opportunity to innovate its processes and products. The purpose of this study is to verify the concrete application of the new certification scheme, called “rePEv”, to a company that produces polyethylene goods starting from recycled polyethylene collected in Italy, with reference to how this environmental declaration can represent an opportunity for manufacturing companies and how it counters the illicit trafficking of plastic waste.
2022
Design and implementation of a new certification scheme for recycled polyethylene goods: the case study of PG Plast S.r.l.
The recycling of plastic and the use of recycled plastic as new raw material are now a necessity because the world production of plastic is continuously increasing. Packaging is the main responsible sector for the creation of plastic difficult to recycle due to difficulties in separation and treatment. Moreover, the low economic value of plastics considered non-noble represents another obstacle. The new European regulation about plastic includes some measures to prevent the use of virgin plastic. The promotion of green purchases in public administrations, the plastic tax, related to the use of virgin plastic, the increasing of the share of recycled plastic waste up to 50% and the expansion of the market of innovative or recycled plastic products, are clear examples of how the European Union and its Member States are trying to reduce the use and production of plastic. In this context and focusing on the Italian situation, Polieco, the national consortium for the recycling of waste of polyethylene goods, promotes the implementation of a new certification scheme for recycled polyethylene goods that certified the content of recycled polyethylene for products. The verified declaration of the recycled content of plastic goods becomes not only an obligation but an opportunity to innovate its processes and products. The purpose of this study is to verify the concrete application of the new certification scheme, called “rePEv”, to a company that produces polyethylene goods starting from recycled polyethylene collected in Italy, with reference to how this environmental declaration can represent an opportunity for manufacturing companies and how it counters the illicit trafficking of plastic waste.
Circlular economy
Certification scheme
Recycled PE
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