Why has PCR Become So Popular?

A brief look at PCR

First, know that PCR is “extremely valuable.” Usually, the waste plastic “PCR” generated after circulation, consumption, and use can be turned into extremely valuable industrial production raw materials through physical recycling or chemical recycling to realize resource regeneration and recycling.

Recycled materials such as PET, PE, PP, HDPE, etc. come from the waste plastics produced by people’s daily consumption. After reprocessing, they can be used to make plastic raw materials for new packaging materials. Since PCR comes from after consumption, if PCR is not properly disposed of, it will have the most direct impact on the environment. Therefore, PCR is currently one of the recycled plastics recommended by various brands.

According to the source of recycled plastics, recycled plastics can be divided into PCR and PIR. Strictly speaking, whether it is “PCR” or PIR plastic, they are all recycled plastics that have been mentioned in the beauty circle. But in terms of recycling volume, “PCR” has an absolute advantage in quantity; in terms of reprocessing quality, PIR plastic has an absolute advantage.

Reasons for the popularity of PCR

PCR plastic is one of the important directions to reduce plastic pollution and help “carbon neutrality”.

Through the unremitting efforts of several generations of chemists and engineers, plastics produced from petroleum, coal, and natural gas have become indispensable materials for human life because of their light weight, durability, and beautiful appearance. However, the extensive use of plastics also leads to the generation of a large amount of plastic waste. Post-consumer recycling (PCR) plastics has become one of the important directions to reduce plastic environmental pollution and help the chemical industry move towards “carbon neutrality”. Recycled plastic particles are mixed with virgin resin to create a variety of new plastic products. In this way, not only reduce carbon dioxide emissions, but also reduce energy consumption

Using PCR Plastics: Pushing Plastic Waste Recycling Further.

The more companies that use PCR plastics, the greater the demand, which will further increase the recycling of waste plastics, and will gradually change the mode and business operation of waste plastics recycling, which means that less waste plastics are landfilled, incinerated and stored in the natural environment.

Policy push: The policy space for PCR plastics is opening.

Take Europe as an example, the EU plastics strategy, the plastics and packaging tax legislation of countries such as Britain and Germany. For example, the British Revenue and Customs issued a “plastic packaging tax”, and the packaging tax rate of less than 30% recycled plastic is 200 pounds per ton. The demand space for PCR plastics has been opened up through taxation and policies.