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EU rules on packaging: NGO perspectives on the urgent need to reduce paper packaging

Date: 01/04/2023

Topics: EU, NGO, Packaging, Plastics, Waste Reduction

This briefing from EPN, Fern, Zero Waste Europe and the Rethink Plastic Alliance critiques the rise of paper packaging as a substitute for single-use plastics, highlighting the environmental and social harms of increased paper use, and calls for stronger regulations to prioritize waste reduction and reusable systems.

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