17 Nov 2023 --- Next week, MEPs will cast their plenary votes on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). The vote will have a substantial impact on the EU’s economy and environment and the industry’s future. The beverage bottling industry is making a final plea for priority access to rPET, following recent plastic industry accusations that it is trying to gain a monopoly on the recyclate supply that would hinder efforts to develop needed infrastructure and defy free market principles.