EU moves against cheap plastics imports as recycling plants shut
European Commission plans additional checks and stricter rules to shore up ailing industry
European Commission plans additional checks and stricter rules to shore up ailing industry

Shortages have left bloc’s recycling industry fighting for survival

Recycling plants in the bloc are shutting down capacity as US producers can pay more for European scrap metal

Novelis executive says European metal sector in terminal decline despite consumers willing to pay more for recycled products

A wave of cheap imports is pushing Europe’s industry to ‘breaking point’

Contentious supply chain directive will be weakened but not scrapped under late-night deal in Brussels

Outsourcing EU environmental and economic strategy would be an act of self-harm