TOMRA Company Presentation
Strong commitment from the
industry to use recycled polymers
TREATMENT OF END-OF-LIFE PLASTICS IN EUROPE, 2020
TREATMENT OF EUROPEAN END-OF-LIFE PLASTICS, 2020
MILLION TONNES
Selected global commitments (non-exhaustive)
"Our ambition is to use 1 million tons of plastic
waste a year in our global chemical plants by 2025"
1
million
tons
lyondellbasell
he sele
"Produce and market 2 million tons of recycled
and renewable based polymers annually by 2030"
2
million
tons
OMV
DOW
"Produce 2 million tons of sustainable (includes
recycled and biobased) polyolefins by 2030"
2
million
tons
"By 2030, Dow will enable 1 million tons of plastic
to be collected, reused or recycled through its
direct actions and partnerships"
1
million
tons
+ others
TOTAL RECYCLING
RATE, EUROPE AND
OVERSEAS.
6.7 (15%)
5.6
డి
LANDFILLED OR
INCINERATED FOR
ENERGY RECOVERY.
EXACT SPLIT NOT
KNOWN.
38 (84%)
4% EXPORTED FROM EUROPE
1.6 million tonnes of plastics exported with up to 1 million tonnes
recycled (actual number is not known)
12% RECYCLED IN EUROPE
5.6 million tonnes recycled plasties produced in Europe, our of 8.6
million tonnes sent for recycling
30% LANDFILLED IN EUROPE
The higher ante volumes estimated in this study imply that neier as
much plastic is landfilled as the industry estimate of 6.9 million ses
in 2020
24
54% INCINERATED/ENERGY RECOVERY IN EUROPE
Assuming the same split of landfill and incineration estonated by Mastics
Europe for 2020
Comptent with European Environment Agency estimates thus 20-30
million tonnes of plastics are burnt each year
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