The relevance of plastic to the environmental discussion is ever-present and affects all those involved in the supply chain. With mechanical recycling levels rapidly increasing, and chemical recycling initiatives in planning, there’s a question mark over the availability of feedstock for recycling.

In this report, you can expect a focus on post-consumer packaging waste and comprehensive analysis of the waste plastics value chain from the point of disposal, to the point it exits a recycler or enters landfill. Explore findings on a country-by-country basis, to help you understand the collection and sorting of plastics waste, trends, industry challenges and future availability of feedstock for recycling.

Key areas addressed

• Legislation
• How much plastics waste is disposed of (potential feedstock)
• Analysis of collection infrastructure
• Analysis of Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) – capacities and capabilities
• What is being sorted for recycling - including volumes
• What plastics are not reaching a recycler - including volumes (potential feedstock)
• Financials – analysis of contract types and pricing of material
• Key players profiled

The report covers the waste management of post-consumer plastics packaging from disposal through to feedstock for recycling, incineration or landfill.

Waste plastics scope

• Household/ municipal packaging waste
• Commercial packaging waste

The report gives country-by-country analysis of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, The Netherlands, Belgium, Nordic Region, and Poland.