Last week saw a flurry of activity around the world with many EPN member organisations challenging throwaway cups. The launch of our Cupifesto – a manifesto for a world without throwaway cups – was fun and attracted significant attention (see this article in The Guardian, for example). In Australia, ‘cup conscious cafes’ were signing up […]
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: Civil society organisations around the world are taking action on Thursday 29 September 2016 to raise awareness that using throwaway cups causes harm to people, forests, water and the climate. The Environmental Paper Network (EPN) is launching its ‘Cupifesto – A Manifesto for No Throwaway Cups’ urging drinks retailers and politicians all over […]
Read MoreIf you get frustrated by junk mail, paper cups, disposable napkins, catalogues, packaging or pointless photocopying, you need to come to the Paper Saving Summit. On 31 May 2016, people will gather from around the world for a summit about paper saving at Wiston Lodge in the Scottish borders. We will be discussing how we […]
Read MoreThe European Environmental Paper Network has published a new report, Mapping Pulp Mill Expansion: Risks and Recommendations. The report offers a resource for investors and large volume paper buyers concerned about climate and deforestation risk and reflects a rising global demand for pulp and paper products. Maps featured in the report serve as a threat atlas for visualizing the […]
Read MoreA report published by the World Watch Institute’s Vital Signs project, entitled Paper Production Levels Off, suggests that global paper consumption may have peaked. In 2011 it reached 400 million tonnes, but 2013 figures are slightly below that (397.6 million tonnes). The top priorty for our network, and the first pillar of our Global Paper […]
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