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The European Paper Packaging Alliance (EPPA) is a not-for-profit association promoting sustainability and circularity in the food and food service packaging sectors.

EPPA’s priority is to provide paper-based, low carbon and health-safe products with a low environmental impact and improved recycling solutions to the European population.

EPPA supports science-based EU policies that foster the sustainable and efficient use of resources, and recognises the major role that packaging, as an essential infrastructure, can play in the achievement of that common objective.

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Paper and Paper Packaging
Waste Regulation
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Life Cycle
Analysis
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Food Safety
and Hygiene
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The advantages of paper packaging

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Paper packaging is renewable

90% of the fibres used to create paper packaging come from sustainably
managed European forests.

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Paper packaging is recyclable

Paper packaging is easy to recycle and has the highest recycling rate among all packaging materials in the EU at 82%, according to the European Commission.

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Paper packaging contributes to waste reduction

Paper packaging contributes to food waste reduction through promoting fit to portion packaging and extending shelf life.

In Numbers

For dine-in in quick service restaurants, compared to paper-based single-use systems, reuse systems:

Generate

2.8

times more CO₂
equivalent emissions

Consume

3.4

times more
freshwater

Produce

2.2

times more fine
particulate matter

For takeaway in quick service restaurants, compared to paper-based single-use systems, reuse systems

Generate

91

additional CO₂
equivalent emissions

Consume

64

additional
freshwater

Produce

129

more fine
particulate matter

Latest News

Paper packaging reusable EPPA Director GeneralNews
24 November 2023

Plenary vote on PPWR shows us the way forward

This week, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) placed science and common sense back at the heart of Europe’s circular economy. In a decisive plenary vote (426 votes in favour,…
Fibre packaging Europe recycleUncategorised
16 November 2023

Statement from EPPA on the protection of French cheese packaging in PPWR

Statement from Antonio D'Amato, President of the European Paper Packaging Alliance (EPPA): "Now France, too, has realised the PPWR is not fit for purpose. When the proposed packaging rules hit…
NewsPress Release
24 October 2023

Statement from EPPA on the results of the ENVI Committee vote on PPWR

Following today's (24 October 2023) vote in the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) of the European Parliament, EPPA's Director General Matti Rantanen made the following statement: Today’s very…

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