European plastics recycling in decline: lessons for CRE

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2026-01-29 12:40:56 -

European plastics recycling has reached a critical juncture. Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) reports the sharpest decline on record for 2024, with hundreds of kilotonnes of capacity closed and warnings of an imminent collapse. Early indications for 2025 point to a deeper crisis, with closures up by around 50% and nearly one million tonnes of recycling capacity lost in three years. For...

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