
// author profile
Robert Karbowy
Quality Manager, Plastic Trader
Quality manager at Plastic Trader. 15+ years in plastics recycling, post-consumer recyclate supply chains and food-grade rPET certification (ASTM, ISO, EFSA). Writes on regulation, market data and B2B sourcing without greenwashing.
- Experience
- 15+ years in plastics recycling
- Speciality
- rPET food-grade, ASTM/ISO/EFSA certification, post-consumer supply chains
- Website
- https://odzysk.pro/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-karbowy-55556240a/
// dispatches
All publications (72)


// KNOWLEDGE BASE // 2026.08.31
Where food-grade rPET comes from, and why the source sets the price

// KNOWLEDGE BASE // 2026.08.26
Odour, colour drift and gels: reading a PCR complaint back to its cause

// KNOWLEDGE BASE // 2026.08.21
Post-consumer or post-industrial: the distinction that decides whether it counts

// NEWS // 2026.08.19
One week of PPWR: what changed for packaging buyers on 12 August

// NEWS // 2026.07.23
RecyClass passes 500 recyclability evaluations weeks before PPWR bites

// KNOWLEDGE BASE // 2026.07.20
Pellet loss regulation: the compliance calendar to 17 December 2026

// NEWS // 2026.07.10
June assessments: weak demand across every recycled polymer

// NEWS // 2026.07.02
Council adopts ELV Regulation: 15% recycled plastic in new vehicles, 20% closed loop

// KNOWLEDGE BASE // 2026.06.25
End-of-waste criteria for plastics: what the draft act would change
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