2024 data reveals deepening crisis of European plastics recycling industry

The latest annual report shows the largest capacity contraction ever recorded. Preliminary 2025 data reveal a 50% rise in recycling facility closures, resulting in the loss of nearly one million tonnes of European recycling capacity over just three years. 

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