Background
The Circular Plastics Alliance, launched in December 2018, brought together key industry stakeholders from across the plastics value chain and delivered on the pledge of 10 million tonnes of recycled plastics used in new products by 2025.
The Circularity Package recently stressed the new challenges facing the European plastics recycling industry. This is why we are relaunching and strengthening the Circular Plastics Alliance with a new mission to jointly identify, discuss and address the key challenges facing the sector.
More details on the timeline of this relaunch will follow.
Objectives
- Conducting an industry-led analysis of the current EU plastics industry to identify key challenges, while pinpointing priority areas for potential future trade investigations when the necessary conditions are met
- Identifying areas where to prioritise market surveillance activities
- Developing separate customs codes for recycled polymers
Governance
The alliance’s membership continues to consist of member organisations with relevant activities in the plastics ecosystem, including EU countries, regional authorities, companies, associations, academia, and civil society groups. To achieve its objectives, the work of the alliance will be driven by a Steering Committee to establish roles and responsibilities as well as coordinate and monitor the work of the alliance. The Steering Committee will set up working groups to prepare the deliverables of the alliance’s workplan. A general assembly bringing together all members will take place at least once a year. The European Commission will hold the secretariat and convene the meetings as well as chair the Steering Committee.
See the terms of reference
Contact
For information on the alliance's work and organisation, please contact GROW-ENV-RPLASTICS-PLEDGE
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (GROW-ENV-RPLASTICS-PLEDGE[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)