A new study sees strong growth potential for the recycling and circularity of flexible plastics.

The report is published by Plastics Recyclers Europe. According to the latest study by Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) Flexible Films Market in Europe: State of Play, the installed plastic recycling capacity for flexible polyolefins experienced a remarkable growth of 8% between 2018 and 2020, reaching a total of 2.7 million tonnes with an estimated 200 recycling facilities. This capacity is made up of a large number of small to medium-sized plants, averaging 10,000 tonnes, with the largest plants reaching over 40,000 tonnes. These positive developments have been driven by concurrent improvements in the collection, sorting and recycling of flexible plastics, leading to the increasing use of recyclates in a broader range of end-use applications. ....