Recycling industry: high energy prices could halt our operations

The energy costs in the recycling industry are already up to 40% and, if they exceed 50%, then the operations will have to be halted, says Szymon Dziak-Czekan, president of the association Polski Recykling. He calls for the recycling industry to be recognized as energy-intensive in order to be protected.

In a published appeal, the Polski Recykling association stresses that rising electricity and gas prices will threaten one of the strategic sectors of the Polish economy, which employs more than 70,000 people, in 2023. It noted that the plastics recycling sector pursues strategic goals related to the state's environmental commitments. "This is the sector of the economy which is responsible for recovering plastic or 15% of the estimated 14 million tons of waste produced by households and businesses," - the association noted.

Source:  PAP