Ending 90 Billion Sheets: The Environmental Impact of Pharmaceutical Paper Waste
Every year, the United States wastes billions of sheets of paper on an unexpected source: paper prescribing information attached to pharmaceutical bottles sent to healthcare providers. Despite the existence of digital alternatives, outdated U.S. regulations still...
International Day of Action on Packaging #MakeThrowAwayGoAway
European citizens want less waste, be it plastic or paper On September 12th 2023, European citizens and organizations from all over the world joined hands to say we need to Make Throw Away Go Away. From Spain to Poland to France, from Germany to Portugal to Sweden,...
Another disappointing victory for the single-use packaging lobby
The European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), led by Italian Socialist MEP Patrizia Toia, yesterday voted to accept changes to the new EU Packaging Regulation that would strip out many of the remaining innovative aspects of the rules. ...
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