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Plastic recycling has twists and turns, why are there still many practitioners? This article from four aspects: the huge market demand for recycled plastics; domestic policies to boost the recycled plastics industry; global attention, many countries have taken action; brand enterprise action
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First, the market demand for recycled plastics is huge
1.There is a huge market demand for recycled plastics.
The market demand for recycled plastics is huge
1.
Environmental protection
China implements the development concept of "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets", and adheres to the basic national policy of saving resources and protecting the environment
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Taking polyester as an example, the energy demand of recycled polyester is less than 2/3 of that of the original, and it reduces 2/3 of sulfur dioxide and 1/2 of nitrogen dioxide, and the water consumption is also reduced by 10 times.
Landfill disposal
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2.
Excellent plastic performance
Plastic has excellent chemical stability, corrosion resistance, electrical insulation, thermal insulation, excellent shock absorption and sound insulation, and has good elasticity, which can be well bonded to other materials such as metal, glass, wood, etc.
, easy to process and form
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For example, HIPS is a relatively excellent recycled plastic on the market.
Its impact strength is very high, which is more than 4 times higher than that of plastic raw material abs
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3.
There is a huge demand for recycled plastics
The world's annual plastic production has reached 350 million tons.
China is the world's largest plastic production and consumption country, producing more than 100 million tons of plastic raw materials and more than 60 million tons of plastic consumer products
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According to a report by consulting and research firm FIORMARKETS, the global market value of recycled thermoplastics is expected to reach $104.
76 billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 9.
98% from 2019 to 2026
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A medium-sized plastic woven bag factory consumes more than 2,000 tons of recycled polypropylene particles per year, and even a small individual factory needs millions of tons per year; The huge demand for recycled pellets by product enterprises provides a broad market space for enterprises and individuals who establish renewable plastic recycled pellet factories
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2.
Domestic policies boost the recycled plastics industry
Domestic policies boost the recycled plastics industry 2.
Domestic policies boost the recycled plastics industry
At present, China has issued many plans and plans, such as the Implementation Plan for the Extended Producer Responsibility System issued by the State Council in 2016; Improve the extended producer responsibility system; in 2019, when the State Council released the pilot work plan for the construction of a "no-waste city", it proposed to restrict the production, sales and use of disposable non-degradable plastic bags and plastic tableware, and expand the application scope of degradable plastic products; The "Opinions on Further Strengthening the Control of Plastic Pollution" of the Deepening Reform Committee.
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However, the supporting policies of EPR are not fully established
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In China, the entire plastic recycling system is still a model of "scavengers + municipal treatment + terminal recycling industry"
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3.
Global attention, many countries have taken action
Global attention, many countries take action Global attention, many countries take action
In 2018, the policies of Southeast Asian countries continued to send tightening signals, and the market is currently on the road of banning and abolishing
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In 2020, Indonesia started 100% inspection of waste paper and plastic imports in early April
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Malaysia has suspended applications for permits for waste plastics at the end of May
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Vietnam suspended waste plastic imports in June
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Thailand has banned the import of recycled plastics since August 1, and can only import raw material pellets
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In the context of accelerating the transition to a circular economy in Europe, the European Commission established the Plastics Closed-loop Alliance at the end of 2018, with the intention of member states covering the entire plastics value industry chain, from waste plastic collectors, recycling companies, primary producers, traders, brands.
From merchants to retailers, it involves the packaging industry, construction industry and automobile industry, forming a closed-loop industrial chain
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The Union requires at least 10 million tonnes of recycled plastic in new products on the EU market in 2025
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In the European Plastics Strategy announced at the beginning of this year, it is also clear that by 2030, all plastic packaging in the EU market will be reusable or recyclable, reducing the consumption of single-use plastics and more restricting plastic particles
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Japan will also introduce a "Japanese version" of its plastic strategy aimed at reducing the pollution of marine plastic waste
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At present, more than 65% of waste plastics in Japan's recycled materials are processed by thermal recycling, 27% are recycled by mechanical processing, and 5% are processed by chemical recycling
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With the increasing supply of waste, the over-capacity treatment of incineration has seriously affected climate warming
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Therefore, Japan hopes to follow the European Union and increase the proportion of recycling
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Four, brand enterprise action
4.Actions of brand enterprises 4.
Actions of brand enterprises
The plastic circular economy has become the general trend, and brands and polymer companies have begun to pay attention to recycling
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At present, chemical giants such as Dow, Borealis, INEOS, SABIC, Eastman, and Covestro are all aggressively entering the recycled plastics industry.
For example, Dow has set a plan to supply European customers with 100,000 tons of recycled content Target for plastic products, INEOS plans to use at least 325,000 tons of recycled material per year, Eastman provides polyester recycling innovations, and more
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Global calls for a response to plastic pollution have brought brand companies such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Nestlé that use a lot of plastic packaging to the forefront
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Coca-Cola says all packaging will be recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025
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PepsiCo also plans to make all of its product packaging recyclable, compostable or biodegradable by 2025
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Nestlé has pledged to increase the recycled PET content in bottles of its two drinking water brands to 50% by 2025
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After technological innovation and industrial structure adjustment, China's recycled plastics industry is developing in the direction of high quality, multi-variety, and high technology, and the market environment for recycled plastics has begun to take shape
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However, the supporting policies of EPR have not been fully established.
In China, the entire plastic recycling system is still in the mode of "scavengers + municipal treatment + terminal recycling industry", and the recycling classification system still has great defects
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Compared with the previous ones, China's latest "plastic restriction order" in 2020 has focused on the construction of a holistic plastic recycling industry chain, and proposed the construction of a plastic recycling management system and steps to exert efforts from different levels
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There is also a relatively comprehensive framework and system planning for supporting supervision, policies and scientific and technological research and development
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