Technical knowledge-based plastics compounder and recycler Luxus has received accreditation from EuCertPlast, the European scheme that provides a common standard for post-consumer plastics recycling.
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Luxus Quality Manager Simon Thompson
Luxus Quality Manager Simon Thompson
EuCertPlast certification works to the European standard EN 15343: 2007 and accesses both the practice and quality of output from audited recyclers. The scheme aims to encourage and standardise environmentally friendly plastics recycling processes.
Prior to its implementation, the plastics market was fragmented with European collectors associations following their own rules with no common standard for recyclers.
This certification not only seeks to increase transparency by integrating varying auditing schemes into one common standard, but aims to determine the best recycling and trading practices too.
The overall goals of the scheme include an increase in recycling rates, the development of innovative applications for recyclates, increased transparency, and the fulfilment of REACH requirements for recyclers.
Luxus Quality Manager Simon Thompson said: “This scheme recognises recyclers such as ourselves for operating to the highest standards and implementing best practices. But it also gives our customers the confidence that when specifying recycled materials they are fully traceable and of the highest quality. So we fully support EuCertPlast and the operating standards it requires, since it helps drive up the quality of recyclates, increasing market demand and enabling the creation of new, more sustainable applications.”
The standards and requirements that are examined for EuCertPlast certification are also on the check list when applying for the well-known Blue Angel Eco-Label that awards environmentally friendly products and services.