▁P VC ▁often ▁results ▁in ▁down cy cling ▁of ▁the ▁material , ▁which ▁means ▁only ▁products ▁of ▁lower ▁quality ▁standard ▁can ▁be ▁made ▁with ▁the ▁rec yc led ▁material . ▁A ▁new ▁approach ▁which ▁allows ▁an ▁equal ▁level ▁of ▁quality ▁is ▁the ▁V iny loop ▁process . ▁It ▁was ▁used ▁after ▁the ▁London ▁Olympics ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁ful fill ▁the ▁P VC ▁Policy . ▁ ▁E - w aste ▁rec y cling ▁▁ ▁E - w aste ▁is ▁a ▁growing ▁problem , ▁account ing ▁for ▁ 2 0 – 5 0 ▁million ▁metric ▁tons ▁of ▁global ▁waste ▁per ▁year ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁E PA . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁fast est ▁growing ▁waste ▁stream ▁in ▁the ▁EU . ▁Many ▁rec y cl ers ▁do ▁not ▁rec ycle ▁e - w aste ▁respons ibly . ▁After ▁the ▁cargo ▁bar ge ▁Kh ian ▁Sea ▁dump ed ▁ 1 4 , 0 0 0 ▁metric ▁tons ▁of ▁to xic ▁ash ▁in ▁H ait i , ▁the ▁Bas el ▁Convention ▁was ▁formed ▁to ▁stem ▁the ▁flow ▁of ▁ha z ard ous ▁subst ances ▁into ▁poor er ▁countries . ▁They ▁created ▁the ▁e - Ste wards ▁cert ification ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁rec y cl ers ▁are ▁held ▁to ▁the ▁highest ▁standards ▁for ▁environmental ▁responsibility ▁and ▁to ▁help ▁consum ers ▁identify ▁responsible ▁rec y cl ers . ▁This ▁works ▁alongside ▁other ▁prominent ▁legisl ation , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁W aste ▁Elect rical ▁and ▁Electron ic ▁Equ ip ment ▁Direct ive ▁of ▁the ▁EU ▁the ▁United ▁States