EUROPEN European Organisation for Packaging and the Environment

PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION Implementation guidelines for EU PPWR published / IK: 'A step towards more feasibility and legal certainty'	10.04.2026
PACKAGING LABELLING Europen slams proposed, new EU waste-sorting label rules	09.07.2025
PACKAGING EUROPE Trade groups criticise European Commission plans to greenlight state-run PROs / Move “will be a tax on producers”	21.05.2025
EUROPEAN PACKAGING REGULATION PPWR published in official journal of the European Union / Unresolved questions surrounding reusable transport packaging	24.01.2025
PACKAGING EUROPE Europen manifesto spells out industry's priorities / Trade body calls on EU to fast track PPWR	11.11.2024
SLOVAKIA Businesses protest tightening state control over DRS operations	02.09.2024
TRANSPORT PACKAGING Industry groups urge EU to draw up ‘effective and realistic measures' for PPWR	23.02.2024
EU PACKAGING Position of member states sets stage for talks on final regs / Interest groups raise concerns about PPWR	04.01.2024
EU PACKAGING Trade groups warn on erosion of single market under proposed packaging regulation / Fragmentation could deter potential investors	21.12.2023
EU PACKAGING More trade groups attack vote on plastic packaging regs / Some decisions earn praise	23.11.2023
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE The EU Commissioner for Climate Protection is changing – what does that mean for the industry? / PIE reached out to European associations	01.09.2023
PACKAGING European trade bodies warn of waste regulation disparity / EU market rules needed for circular economy / Varying national laws said to cause difficulties	25.04.2023
FRANCE EU Commission halts draft plastic packaging ban for fruit, vegetables / Officials seek clarity on use of Triman logo	23.03.2023
PLASTICSEUROPE Virginia Janssens appointed managing director of producers association	05.02.2020
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Packaging value chain pleads for amendments on EU proposal / Statement from 68 European associations	28.08.2018
EUROPEN 36 packaging value chain industry associations launch recommendations	21.03.2017
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT EP Environment Committee targets 80% packaging waste recycling / EU Commission's original goals revived	02.02.2017
EVENTS “Sustainability in Packaging Europe” conference to take place in Barcelona in early November	10.10.2016
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Europen calls on EU to ensure packaging waste regulations do not disrupt the internal market / Need for case-by-case assessment / Extended producer responsibility scheme to apply to consumers, too	08.03.2016
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Packaging industry drafts targets for new EU regulations / Product responsibility stressed	25.09.2015
EUROPEN New waste management paper looks at priorities for circular economy / Legislation in EU member states under scrutiny / Packaging producers make recommendations	05.01.2015
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT European Commission adopts new waste proposals / Landfill of recyclable waste to be banned by 2025 / 80% packaging waste recycling target set for 2030 / Mixed response by European plastics associations	04.07.2014
EUROPEN Packaging group sends letter to European Commission calling for more clarity on proposed waste target rules	16.04.2014
PACKAGING RECYCLING Europe continues to make progress in recovery and recycling / Some 64% of material placed on the market is recycled / Europen report	17.03.2014
PACKAGING MARKET EU data shows packaging waste management is increasingly efficient / Decoupling from economic growth / EU 27 recovery rate reaches 76% in 2010 / Europen report	28.01.2013