36ILLUSTRATION #13

THE DILEMMAS OF PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT IN FRANCE

How can collection rates be optimised?

1.2 billion to 1.8 billion of investment needed by 2030 to support the development of the packaging recycling process

Will the development of returnable packaging penalise local authorities, which partly fund waste services by reselling materials?

How can industry be encouraged to use recycled plastic?

Cost of raw PET lower than recycled food grade PET

Saving of 1.6t of CO2 and up to 90% of energy for 1t of recycled plastic compared with 1t of virgin plastic

How can consumers be encouraged to buy recycled?

3 public eco-labels in France

No VAT differential depending on whether the product is recycled

SORTING CENTRE Separation by colour and material, PP/PET/DHPE

BALING

RECYCLING PLANT

WASHING RINSING DRYING

GRINDING INTO PELLETS AND GRANULES

MATERIAL QUALITY OPTIMISATION

COLLECTION

SORTING

CONSUMPTIONMANUFACTURING NEW PRODUCTS

3.41 Mt of plastic waste collected

in 2016 but only 0.4 Mt

of recycled raw materials reused

How can the processing of growing flows be improved in terms of quantity and quality?

+2.5 Mt of plastics to recycle by 2025

~20-40% of flows lost due to poor sorting or inadequate quality