by Piotr Pogorzelski | Oct 12, 2026 | Sustainability and Circularity
Cepi’s policy recommendations for the 2026 EU ETS Directive and MSR Regulation reviews. While, the European pulp and paper industry fully supports the EU objective of climate neutrality by 2050, Cepi calls on policymakers to restore robust carbon leakage protection...
by Piotr Pogorzelski | Oct 1, 2026 | Sustainability and Circularity
Since 2000, the European paper value chain has been committed to the two-fold aim of improving recycling and increasing efforts to remove obstacles hampering paper recycling in Europe. The signatories of the European Declaration on Paper Recycling 2021-20301 committed...
by Piotr Pogorzelski | Oct 1, 2026 | Policy Areas childpages, Sustainability and Circularity
European Paper Recycling Council (EPRC) data shows that the recycling rate for all paper products, including graphic paper, packaging and tissue, remained stable at 76.4% in 2025, confirming the robustness and maturity of Europe’s paper recycling system. The stable...
by Kasia Dylag | Sep 10, 2026 | Sustainability and Circularity
Fibre Packaging Europe, a coalition of seven industry associations representing the entire European paper packaging value chain, 710,000 jobs and €110.4 billion in annual turnover, confirms its support of the non-paper content thresholds as defined in the ‘Design for...
by Kasia Dylag | Sep 10, 2026 | Sustainability and Circularity
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) will introduce new recyclability requirements for all packaging from 1 January 2030. The Commission is expected to adopt the technical rules, including the Design for Recycling criteria, by 1 January 2028. As the...
by Piotr Pogorzelski | Mar 17, 2026 | Sustainability and Circularity
Fibre Packaging Europe (FPE), a coalition of seven trade associations spanning the fibre packaging value chain and representing 1500 companies with 2200 industrial facilities in Europe, stands behind the EU’s continued efforts to create a more sustainable and...