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EuRIC Position Papers

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European recyclers’ stance on chemical recycling, mass balance, and the true essentials to fuel EU circular economy

21 September 2023
Amid ongoing discussions in Brussels, EuRIC, the leading association of material recyclers addresses key questions for emerging technologies to complement existing recycling practices. We offer suggestions for policymakers and chemical recycling a...
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EuRIC urgently demands the European Commission to halt the export and incineration of tyres collected in Europe outside its borders

27 July 2023
EuRIC, the industry organization representing a significant majority of end-of-life tyre (ELT) recyclers across Europe, seeks to highlight the urgent and appalling situation that currently plagues this sector within the European Union (EU). The E...
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Increasing recycling in the EU construction sector

14 July 2023
The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) is the umbrella organisation that encompasses a network of national recycling associations and leading recycling companies. EuRIC aims to be the link between the recycling industry and the E...
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EuRIC reaction to the Net Zero Industry Act

02 June 2023
The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) is pleased to share the views of the recycling industry about the proposed Net Zero Industry Act[1] which was published on 16 March 2023. EuRIC welcomes the publication of the proposal for ...
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Legislative drivers for the circularity of Critical Raw Materials (CRMs)

15 May 2023
Position of EU Recyclers on proposal for a Critical Raw Materials Regulation  The European Recycling Industry welcomes the European Commission’s (EC) proposal for a Regulation on Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) [COM (2023) 160] and acknowledge...
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Recyclers' call for a Waste Shipment Regulation benefiting plastics circularity

26 May 2023
The Commission’s proposal for a Waste Shipment regulation (WSR) responds to the call under the European Green Deal and the Circular Economy Action Plan to revise the WSR with the aim of (1) facilitating shipments of waste for reuse and recycling i...
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New product priorities for Ecodesign for Sustainable Products

16 May 2023
A review on the draft study published by the Joint Research Center (JRC) The European Recycling Industry strongly welcomes the focus placed by the European Commission (EU COM) on sustainable production – for a wide range of products – through the...
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Evaluating EU rules on waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

03 November 2022
EuRIC strongly supports the European Commission’s initiative to evaluate the Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) which goal is to protect the environment and human health, contribute to sustainable production and consumpt...
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Legislative drivers for the circularity of packaging - A review on the measures of the EC's proposal for a Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation

25 April 2023
EuRIC represents the European recycling industry at a EU level. Gathering the vast majority of national recycling federations from EU/EEA Member States, the Confederation represents about 5.500+ recycling companies – from market leaders to SMEs – ...
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Boosting steel scrap recycling in the EU Debunking myths & setting a clear pathway to decarbonise steel through recycling

13 February 2023
Europe champions steel recycling, both in terms of quantity and quality delivered to steel mills every year. Since 2007, the quality of recycled steel materials is defined in an EU-27 specifications which are based themselves on earlier specificat...
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Proposed integration of Basel e-waste entries into the OECD Decision

16 November 2022
Through its members, EuRIC represents the vast majority of e-waste recycling facilities in Europe and therefore has a strong interest in providing comments about the incorporation of the newly adopted Basel Convention entries into the OECD Decisio...
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Position Paper | EPR Schemes

09 November 2022
Recycling creates value by turning waste into recycled materials while saving energy and GHG emissions compared to extracting new raw materials. Over the last decades, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Schemes for different waste streams have...
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