PETCORE EUROPE attends Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) this week in Ottawa.

In 2023 PETCORE EUROPE has been granted an accreditation as Observer to the United Nations Environment Assembly and its subsidiary organs. This accreditation allows PETCORE EUROPE to receive invitations to all public meetings and sessions of the United Nations Environment Assembly and actively participate in negotiations or stakeholders’ sessions (e.g. UN Global Plastics Treaty).

 

This week, from 23 to 29 April 2024, United Nations Environmental Program ​ (UNEP) will host the discussion so called ​ INC 4 (Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee) in Ottawa, Canada, aiming to define a global Treaty to reduce plastic pollution.

 

PETCORE EUROPE is participating in INC 4 in Ottawa, where it represents the PET value chain voice in designing the future without plastic pollution. PETCORE EUROPE’s position is based on the following 3 pillars:

 

1. Design for recycling: to promote the circular economy, the instrument should contain an obligation to implement design for recycling requirements. Negotiating parties should leverage well-defined existing guidelines, such as the European PET Bottles Platform (EPBP) design guidelines for recycling.

 

2. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes for packaging: EPR schemes at the national level with eco-modulated fees are needed to promote circularity and sustainable product design. Parties should agree on an obligation to implement EPR regulations based on a clearly defined scope of covered materials.

 

3.Avoidable and problematic applications of plastics: avoidable or problematic applications of plastic should be minimized to promote the feasibility and economics of waste management systems. The instrument should establish global criteria-based provisions to identify and address avoidable and problematic plastic applications at the country level. These criteria should consider the environmental impact of alternatives and specific local needs as well as the waste hierarchy - prioritizing prevention, resource efficiency, reuse, recycling, and recovery.

 

 

 

 

 

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About Petcore Europe

Petcore Europe is the association representing the complete PET value chain in Europe since 1993.

Its mission is to ensure that the entire PET industry is well aligned to enhance its value and sustainable growth, to represent the PET industry before the European institutions and other stakeholders, to ensure that PET is positioned as an outstanding packaging material and recognised as environmentally sound, to support and validate innovative packaging solutions from a recycling perspective, and to work with all interested parties to ensure a continuous increase of PET post-consumer collection and recycling.

PET (PolyEthylene Terephthalate) is a strong but lightweight form of polyester. It is used to make containers for soft drinks, juices, drinks, water, edible oil, fresh food and dairy as well as household cleaners and other non-food applications. PET bottles and food containers, such as sheets and trays are perfectly recyclable while they help to reduce CO2 emissions and food waste.

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