The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment

One year ago, we sat down with MEP Nils Torvalds and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) and exchanged views about the then-upcoming #PPWR legislation.   A lot has changed since that time!   With the vote in the European Parliament Plenary coming soon, we had a follow-up conversation on the legislative process of this past year and what the future of the #PPWR looks like with: 🟢Annick Carpentier, Director General of The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment 🟢Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea from the European Commission (EU Environment and Climate) 🟢Larissa Copello de Souza Consumption and Production Campaigner at Zero Waste Europe   Tune in below and thank you Euractiv for hosting us! ♻️https://bit.ly/442PWMh

Tomorrow will be the opening ceremony of the #olympics in Paris. An opportunity to celebrate excellence in sports... but also in wood construction! Indeed, this edition was marked by a conscious choice to build new Olympic venues with timber rather than steel. From the accommodation in the Olympic village to the Aquatics center, the #Paris2024 Olympic Games opted for flexible, low-carbon wooden structures. Even the beds for the athletes are made with carton! So join us in celebrating this incredible milestone, both for sports, and for the forest-based industry! #Greensource eugreensource.org Cepi, Pro Carton - The association of carton and cartonboard manufacturers, , European Pulp Industry Sector AISBL, EOS

#DYK there are paper mills in Italy that can recycle both fibres and PolyAl (the combination of plastic and aluminium) and turn them into new products? ♻️The more beverage cartons we #collect, the more we can #recycle, creating new goods made from secondary recycled raw materials. Check out the 👇 video of Annick Carpentier, Director General of The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment discussing beverage carton #collection and #recycling during a recent visit to the Lucart paper mill in Diecimo (🇮🇹)!

#DYK that the forest fibre-based industry uses 62,2% of renewable energy in operations while the most modern pulp mills already use 100% renewable energy? That means no fossil fuels, and further contribution to European resilience! Want to know more? Cepi’s Key statistics (2023) https://bit.ly/4d38XBy #Greensource In partnership with Cepi, Pro Carton - The association of carton and cartonboard manufacturers, European Pulp Industry Sector AISBL and EUROPEAN ORGANISATION OF THE SAWMILL INDUSTRY

With over 15 million forest owners in Europe, diversity is at the core of European forests. Their sustainable management efforts ensure biodiversity protection, effective carbon sequestration, and a sustainable supply of wood to essential industries across the continent. 🍃 Listen to António Paula Soares, Board Member at CEPF, delve into the importance of a tailored, location-specific approach to sustainable forest management to ensure that European forests thrive. #Greensource eugreensource.org Cepi, Pro Carton - The association of carton and cartonboard manufacturers, European Pulp Industry Sector AISBL

Beyond their own operations, our members have taken the below actions to design beverage cartons to reduce the emissions in the value chain 👇

Action and transparency are key when it comes to reporting industry targets. ACE members Tetra Pak, Elopak and SIG Group reduced their own carbon emissions by 52% between 2019 – 2023 (scopes 1 and 2).   What actions did they take within their own operations? 👇

A very proud moment: our members Tetra Pak, Elopak and SIG Group have reduced their own carbon emissions by 52% between 2019 – 2023 (scopes 1 and 2)!   Always looking ahead, our members will continue to take action in further reducing their own greenhouse gas emissions as well as those in their value chain! 

Continue to #FollowUs as we share more news and information related to our industry's work. Be sure to visit our website to learn more about the benefits of beverage cartons! ♻️📈 https://lnkd.in/ev3k7qZ

SIG Group has teamed up with Plastic Bank and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, an experienced development collaboration partner, to jointly present a project designed to transform the #recycling landscape in Egypt while improving the living conditions of local waste pickers. Read more in their annual report! 👉 https://lnkd.in/dVQ5swB7