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 packaging is...
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...
European Paper Recycling Council: Monitoring Report 2024 now available

European Paper Recycling Council: Monitoring Report 2024 now available

by Kasia Dylag | Jul 9, 2025 | Sustainability and Circularity

Every year the European Paper Recycling Council publishes its Monitoring Report. Cepi holds the secretariat of the EPRC. The 2024 Monitoring Report follows the development of the recycling rate in 2024,  towards the achievement of the 76% recycling rate target –...
Joint Statement: European businesses urge EU Institutions to avoid a rushed adoption of the Green Claims Directive

Joint Statement: European businesses urge EU Institutions to avoid a rushed adoption of the Green Claims Directive

by Piotr Pogorzelski | May 20, 2025 | Sustainability and Circularity

As the final political trilogue on the Green Claims Directive approaches, we urge policymakers not to rush its adoption. Without clear, fully harmonised, and workable rules for all stakeholders, the framework will discourage companies from communicating legitimate...
Press release: European Paper Recycling Council Reports Strong Recycling Rates for 2024

Press release: European Tissue Symposium (ETS) takes chair of the European Paper Recycling Council (EPRC)

by Piotr Pogorzelski | Apr 22, 2025 | Media Resources, Sustainability and Circularity

The European Paper Recycling Council is pleased to announce the appointment of its new chair Valeria Salvadori, representing EPRC member the European Tissue Symposium. She will take the helm of the Council for a two- year period as of April 2025, taking over from...
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