date:May 17, 2012
rs the HDPE recycling rate will stay as low as it is today, he said.
Collection schemes must promote collection of HDPE in order to collect much higher quantities of much better quality. Recyclers will have to invest more in capacity and technology.
He added that the low recycling rate of HDPE was mainly due to two main issues.
Firstly, the collection of HDPE is very low and it does not exist in all EU countries. Secondly, the eco-design of the HDPE products is barely taken into considera