Recital 30

(30) The promotion of the use of recycled plastic in vehicles is based on the premise that the recycled content itself was produced in an environmentally sustainable way, so that the carbon footprint is reduced and the circular economy is encouraged. To that end, certain safeguards need to be put in place in order to ensure that the way in which recycled content is obtained does not cancel out the environmental benefits of using such recycled content in vehicles. It is therefore necessary to address the related environmental concerns in a non-discriminatory manner with regard to both domestically produced and imported recycled plastic. To that end, in order to be counted towards the recycled content targets set out in the Regulation, recycled plastics should be subject to equivalent conditions with regard to requirements for the protection of human health, climate and environment, including on emissions and waste management, regardless of whether the recycling process happens within or outside the Union.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-14 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.