Cefic, alongside 20 associations representing the plastics supply chain calls on EU Member States to adopt the "mass balance fuel-use exempt" approach. This method is essential for allocating recycled content in chemical recycling, which complements mechanical recycling methods to meet the EU's recycling targets. Mass balance fuel-use exempt is crucial to incentivise the rapid scale-up of chemical recycling.
Key takeaways:
The mass balance fuel-use exempt approach is in line with the EU recycling definition in the Waste Framework Directive and we endorse this to be accompanied by stringent third-party certification and auditing systems to ensure the traceability of recycled content throughout the supply chain.
