## Europe harmonizes scrap plastic standards
_By Henry Leineweber, Resource Recycling_
The European plastics recycling industry has agreed on a new pan-Europe certification and audit system for recovered plastics.
The new standard, dubbed [EuCertPlast][1], will go into effect in 2013, and will allow for easier access and trading of plastic scrap material between collection and processing firms in different European Union member states. In addition to eliminating potential trade barriers in plastics recycling, the common standards are meant to streamline various environmental reporting requirements and ensure scrap plastic traded meets a high level of quality.
The two-year process to harmonize the various national certifications, standards and requirements for scrap plastic collection and processing required the participation of a wide range of stakeholders, including European Plastics Recyclers (EuPR), European Plastics Converters (EuPC), European Association of Plastics Recycling and Recovery Organisations (EPRO), Recovinyl and many others.
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[1]: http://www.plasticsrecyclers.eu/docs/press%20release/EuCertplast%20Press%20Release%20-%20Post-consumer%20Plastics%20Recyclates%20Certification.pdf
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[3]: http://www.plasticsrecycling.org/news/news-archives/58-press-release/172-caps-on-bottles-for-recycling
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