packaging journal TV Talk: New standards for plastic recyclates

Different standards for household products than for food? This is what a consortium that emerged from the Forum Rezyklat wants to achieve. We spoke to project manager Doris Peters about the motivations and ambitious goals of the CosPaTox consortium, which has now been launched.

Doris Peters
CosPaTox Consortium

Vinegar cleaner and balsamic vinegar, body milk or UHT milk. Everyone realises that these are completely different products. But when it comes to packaging them in recycled plastic, household and food products are still treated in the same way. A consortium that emerged from the Forum Rezyklat and now has almost 50 members wants to change this.

We spoke to project manager Doris Peters about the motivations and ambitious goals of the CosPaTox consortium, which has now been launched.

The whole interview in the packaging journal TV Talk

About CosPaTox
CosPaTox stands for Cosmetics, Packaging and Toxicology. The aim is to create special safety standards for high-quality post-consumer plastic recyclates (PCRs) for cosmetics and other household packaging that have been lacking to date.

The consortium consists of major European brand owners from the cosmetics, hygiene and detergents and cleaning products industries in collaboration with recycling companies, plastics manufacturers and plastics processors. The timeframe is ambitious: CosPaTox aims to publish the results of this work within 24 months.

Published in packaging journal 6/2021

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