{"id":47269,"date":"2021-08-09T14:39:31","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T12:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=47269"},"modified":"2021-08-09T14:39:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T12:39:31","slug":"potential-use-of-recyclates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/potenzial-einsatz-von-rezyklaten\/","title":{"rendered":"What potential do recyclates have?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen e. V. has commissioned a study on the use of recyclates in plastic packaging.<\/p>\n<p>Here, the Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Verpackungsmarktforschung (GVM) came to the following conclusion: the use of recycled plastic in packaging could already increase from <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.kunststoffverpackungen.de\/2021\/08\/09\/potenzial-fu%cc%88r-den-einsatz-von-rezyklaten-in-kunststoffverpackungen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">475 to over 850 thousand tonnes per year<\/a> according to the IK <strong>approx. 20 per cent of the production volume<\/strong>. However, the quantities and qualities of recyclates are still limited. There is a need to catch up here. In order to be able to utilise recyclates as a raw material, the industry must <strong>Extensive investments<\/strong> This is not only necessary for design-for-recycling, but also for the expansion of high-quality sorting and recycling processes.<\/p>\n<p>\"By 2045 at the latest, the year in which Germany wants to be climate-neutral, plastic products must be made entirely from recyclates and renewable raw materials,\" says IK Managing Director Dr Isabell Schmidt.<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-1756515790\"><div id=\"packa-3093473224\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>Source<\/em>IK<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen e. V. (Industrial Association for Plastic Packaging) has analysed the potential of using recycled materials in plastic packaging.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","rank_math_description":"Die IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen e. 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