2018 marked a major milestone for the French Pollutec expo: the event celebrated its 40th anniversary.The Innovation Route was undoubtedly the most popular part of the show.This is hardly surprising as recycling rates in countries like France,Italy,the UK and Sweden are still below the EU's 2025 mandatory 55% target.The question is: will new technology be available in time to help reach that goal? Over the last four decades,the annual Pollutec show-staged alternatively in Paris and Lyon-has become a go-to event for recycling tech pioneers.Over 70 000 visitors and exhibitors from 130 different countries flocked to France for the latest edition of the event.This time,the country of honour was West Africa's Burkina Faso(see box).For France,plastic scrap is an area to focus on as only 25% of the material is currently recycled in that country compared to the 30% EU average.
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