PETplanet Insider Vol. 24 No. 03/23 www.petpla.net 45 TRADE SHOW REVIEW Happy 30th Birthday Petcore Paul Niedl, Commercial Head at Starlinger Recycling Technology “Congratulations to 30 years Petcore! We appreciate very much being an active member in this wide-spanning industry association that brings together and represents the whole value chain. The annual Petcore conference is THE meeting place of the European PET recycling industry and marked in our calendar every year. We look forward to supporting Petcore and to share our expertise on mechanical recycling especially in these challenging times with regards to climate change, plastics and recycling.” Sorema div. of Previero “Sorema div. of Previero N. srl congratulates with Petcore Europe for reaching this amazing goal. In these 30 years of activity, Petcore has demonstrated to be a unique occasion to connect all the major PET experts of the industry, and to be a great opportunity to share new points of reflections. Sorema wishes that Petcore Europe will continue with its work with the same dedication and commitment.” Christoph Wöss, Erema, Business Development Manager, Application Bottle “Erema Group is wishing you a very Happy Birthday. Out of the 30 years I had the great luck to see you growing and adapting for the last almost 16 years and I have to admit I am proud of what we have achieved! PET recycling is a benchmarking success globally and especially in Europe. Without cross- industrial alignment this would not be possible. Knowing what’s important for the next step in the complete production chain is key and that’s where Petcore is vividly important. Dear Petcore Europe: May the coming years be fruitful and creative for you. Let the changes in life be joyful, the achievements be grandiose, the dreams be realizable, the cooperation be benefi cial for all, and the diffi culties are carried out, leading to success and prosperity.” News from the Working Group - EPBP: Strengthening a Recognised Platform for the Circular Economy was presented by Co-Chair Antoon Spiessens, Coca-Cola. Antoon shortly introduced EPBP. The European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) is a voluntary initiative supported by the European Federation of Bottled Waters (EFBW), the European Association of Plastic Recycling and Recovery Organisations (EPRO), Petcore Europe, Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) and the European non-alcoholic beverages association (Unesda). The Platform consists of technical experts in the field of PET production, design and recycling, whose objective is the evaluation of new technologies and providing an independent and confidential assessment of their impact on the PET recycling processes across Europe. EPBP has established several test procedures in order to assess the impact on recycling of new packaging technologies. Products that pass the tests should not cause any problems during recycling. To move beyond recyclability to the circular economy, the following should be considered. In the discussion, the members of the working group draw a conclusion: The entire bottle must be taken into account. What has been removed must also be recyclable, e.g. caps and labels. The effects on the recycling plants, e.g. due to the smallest deposits or impurities such as parts of a cap, are important to analyse. Also, there are substances that can pass EPBP protocols once, but if they pass multiple times, they can accumulate and become unacceptable. The group explained that in mechanical recycling, the industry must therefore agree on values for how high the proportions of these substances can be. 100 per cent mechanical PET recycling is not possible. The review of the second day will appear in issue 4 of PETplanet insider. www.petcore-europe.org
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