European Organization for Packaging and the Environment

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
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
PEOPLE Véronique Bagge leaves Europen	31.07.2012
EUROPEN Revised guide to European packaging legislation is published / EU developments and national regulations	28.05.2012
PACKAGING Europen: Green Paper on packaging and sustainability issued / Reference point in further discussions	24.11.2011
PEOPLE Europen appoints new Managing Director	16.11.2011
PET RECYCLING Europe collected 1.45m t of PET in 2010 / 6.5% year-on-year increase / Recycle plants only utilise 80% of current capacity	14.07.2011
PLASTIC PACKAGING Recycling rates continue to rise in EU / German-speaking Europe boasts highest recycling volumes / Still room to grow / Europen report	07.07.2011

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Francesca Stevens Julian Carroll Karl-H. Foerster Véronique Bagge Virginia Janssens