The Paper Industry Alignment on ‘Design for Recycling’ under PPWR Supports Europe’s Leadership in Sustainable Packaging

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...

Design for Recycling criteria: Cepi’s position Cepinar

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...
Industry Statement by Fibre Packaging Europe, One Europe – One Market: A Call to Embed Competitiveness as a Core Policymaking Principle

Industry Statement by Fibre Packaging Europe, One Europe – One Market: A Call to Embed Competitiveness as a Core Policymaking Principle

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...
Statement: The Packaging market is moving from Plastics to Paper, behind it is an untold story of decades of improvement in design and recycling

Statement: The Packaging market is moving from Plastics to Paper, behind it is an untold story of decades of improvement in design and recycling

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Jan 21, 2026 | Sustainability and Circularity

Triggered by the EU’s 2019 Single Use Plastics Directive, Europe’s market for packaging has accelerated a movement towards ‘paperisation’, the trend of replacing fossil-based packaging, particularly plastics, with recyclable paper. Today, paper and board...
Cepi position paper on the Circular Economy Act

Cepi position paper on the Circular Economy Act

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Sep 10, 2025 | Sustainability and Circularity

Download the Cepi position paper on the Circular Economy Act
Press release: European Paper Recycling Council Reports Strong Recycling Rates for 2024

Press release: European Paper Recycling Council Reports Strong Recycling Rates for 2024

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Jul 11, 2025 | Media Resources, Sustainability and Circularity

European Paper Recycling Council (EPRC) data reveals that the recycling rate for all paper products, including graphic paper, packaging and tissue, reached 75.1% in 2024. This figure aligns with multi-annual growth trends, demonstrating that the sector remains on...
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