The Vidro+ Platform gives shape to the Portuguese Action Plan, of the European initiative called “Close the Glass Loop“, which counts on FEVE (European Container Glass Federation) as one of the driving entities. This project brings together different European organizations, from the life cycle of glass packaging, with the goal of collecting 90% of glass packaging placed on the market by 2030, in a further effort to consolidate the European circular economy, with the adoption of the European Green Deal for sustainable growth.
The “Close the Glass Loop” had as founding partners: European Container Glass Federation (FEVE), European Federation of Glass Recyclers (FERVER), Comité Européen des Entreprises Vins (CEEV), European Federation of Bottled Waters (EFBW), spiritsEUROPE, Soft Drinks Europe (UNESDA), European Fruit Juice Association (AIJN), Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance (EXPRA), European Association of Food and Vegetable Processors (PROFEL), Producer Responsibility Organisations Packaging Alliance (PROsPA, represented by CITEO), ACR+, Eurocities and Municipal Waste Europe. There are twelve European federations representing glass packaging manufacturers, packers, municipalities, waste management operators, etc. from the different member states in a major movement to boost the collection of used glass packaging “for recycling”, united in a common goal. This movement comes as a pro-active response to the EU’s impositions to increase the recycling targets for glass packaging from 75% by 2030.
This European goal, with distinct approach strategies by country, according to their reality, is supported by the national Action Plans. Seven priority countries have been defined – UK, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Poland and Portugal, together accounting for more than 80% of the approximately 20% of glass packaging that is currently not recycled in the European Union. To ensure local implementation of the measures and customized solutions, the European platform works directly with the national partners. In Portugal, Vidro+ Plataforma is driving this Action Plan, with the support of the container glass value chain.
You can get more information through the official website of the initiative.
