plastic rolling machine worker | plastics processing machine operative | plastic roll-forming machine operator | plastic rolling machine operator

plastic extruder operator [ plastic-extrusion machine operator ]

plastics press operator

blow molding machine operator | plastic blow moulding machine operator | blow moulding machine operator | plastic process machine operator

plastic moulding worker | thermoplastic moulding worker | injection moulding operator | plastic molding operative

injection moulding machine attendant

compression moulding machine attendant

Funding of over €650 million under Horizon 2020 and €5.5 billion under the structural funds; Actions to reduce food waste including a common measurement methodology, improved date marking, and tools to meet the global Sustainable Development Goal to halve food waste by 2030; Development of quality standards for secondary raw materials to increase the confidence of operators in the single market; Measures in the Ecodesign working plan for 2015-2017 to promote reparability, durability and recyclability of products, in addition to energy efficiency; A revised Regulation on fertilisers, to facilitate the recognition of organic and waste-based fertilisers in the single market and support the role of bio-nutrients; A strategy on ...[+++]plastics in the circular economy, addressing issues of recyclability, biodegradability, the presence of hazardous substances in plastics, and the Sustainable Development Goals target for significantly reducing marine litter; A series of actions on water reuse including a legislative proposal on minimum requirements for the reuse of wastewater.

To acknowledge the potential benefits of biodegradable and compostable plastic materials over conventional plastics while addressing overconsumption at the same time, your rapporteur suggests that Member States that have established separate collection of bio-waste may require economic operators selling food to reduce the price charged for biodegradable lightweight plastic carrier bags by up to 50% as compared to conventional ones.

5903 | Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, other than those of heading 5902 | Manufacture from yarn or Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, mercerising, heat setting, rasing, calendering, shrink resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatising, impregnating, mending and burling), provided that the value of the unprinted fabric used does not excee ...[+++]d 47,5 % of the ex-works price of the product | |

For instance, an operator in Zambia that produces and exports plastics to the EU will benefit from the new rules of origin, because even with up to 70% of foreign input the exported plastics can still be considered as originating from Zambia.