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The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has expressed concern at proposed amendments to the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), claiming the move could hamper circularity and innovation. Currently there are exemptions to cardboard, in relation to reuse targets for transport packaging. However, a proposed amendment could change that

Nov. 2, 2023 – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock on Nov. 1 joined leaders of over 70 other trade groups representing diverse businesses across the economy in urging the Biden administration to maintain the existing National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine

Oct. 30, 2023 – Given the ubiquitous nature of digital devices and digital service promotion, some businesses may be tempted to transition to paperless record keeping systems based on preconceived notions that going digital is somehow more sustainable. That assumption could not be further from the truth. Paper continues to

Oct. 5, 2023 – The corrugated packaging industry has achieved substantial reductions in the environmental impacts of a corrugated cardboard box according to a new life cycle assessment (LCA) released [Oct. 3]. The study shows a 50% per unit reduction in greenhouse gas emissions between 2006 and 2020, tackling the

The Corrugated Packaging Alliance (CPA), an initiative sponsored by the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), AICC – the Independent Packaging Association, the Fibre Box Association and TAPPI, recently released the results of a life cycle assessment (LCA) that revealed the corrugated packaging industry has made strides in reducing its

Sept. 11, 2023 – Since young children went back to school across Sweden recently, many of their teachers have been putting a new emphasis on printed books, quiet reading time and handwriting practice, and devoting less time to tablets, independent online research and keyboarding skills. The return to more traditional

  Trade associations representing paperboard makers have been making their case for paperboard packaging as having achieved circularity. The descriptor “circular economy,” with recycling at its core, has gained traction globally throughout the 21st century, with the European Union consistently taking steps to back it via policy measures. As companies

The Recycling Today Media Group has selected the Milea Sitges Hotel in Sitges, Spain, as the venue for the 2023 Paper & Plastics Recycling Conference Europe. The conference is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 7, and Wednesday, Nov. 8, at the Milea Sitges, s a resort hotel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.

June 27, 2023 (Press Release) – The EU is close to agreeing new rules around packaging and packaging waste, but amendments proposed to the Commission’s proposal risk flooding the market with millions of tonnes of new plastic and rolling back a decade of measures to curb plastic use, according to

July 18, 2023 – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the June 2023 Packaging Papers Monthly report. According to the report, total packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments in June decreased 1% compared to June 2022. They were down 4% when compared to the same 6 months of