EUROPEN aims to achieve a fully accessible European market for packaging used for packaged products, whereby best use is made of the role, benefits and functions of packaging in society, such as protection of products and the environment and supplying information to and meeting the needs of consumers and customers.
To strive to influence European environmental legislation covering the marketing, sourcing, manufacture and distribution of packaging used for packaged products and the management of used packaging. To support legislation that is transparent, effective and in proportion to the impacts of packaging and packaging waste and thus allows our members maximum scope to innovate, compete and operate in a resource efficient way. To encourage our members to take their share of responsibility in minimizing the environmental impacts of packaging and packaging waste and be committed to contribute to supply chain resource-efficiency as a crucial part of sustainable development. To stimulate stakeholder dialogue and implement a communication and lobby programme in support of these aims to serve our members and ensure recognition of their interests.
EUROPEN Publications include:
European and National Legislation on Packaging and the Environment – Revised edition
96 pages, March 2004, Euro 100
Compliance with Essential Requirements - EUROPEN Survey, December 2003
The Draft Revisions to the CEN Packaging Standards: Implications for Standards Users
Compliance with EU Packaging Law A Practical Guide for Industry and Trade -- How to Assess Compliance of Packaging with the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (94/62/EC)
Indispensable for Every Packaging Chain Company, Revised edition January 2003 now available free of charge.
Assessment Record Forms contained in the above publication in MS Word Format
Understanding the CEN Standards on Packaging and the Environment: Some Questions and Answers – December 2001
Life Cycle Assessment: Guidance for packaging chain companies
Use of Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) as a Policy Tool in the Field of Sustainable Packaging Waste Management - A Discussion Paper
Packaging! (Brochure on the Benefits of Packaging) , 8 Pages, Summer 1996, free of charge.
(Also available in French (L`Emballage!)
Facts About Single Use and Reusable Packaging – The Netherlands Experience – EUROPEN Seminar Proceedings, 90 pages, May 1995, Euro 20
Managing the Rising Cost of ``Producer Responsibility`` for Packaged Products - EUROPEN Seminar Proceedings, 130 pages, December 1996, Euro 38
Reuse Quotas and Product Specific Targets for Packaging, August 1997
Optimal Waste Management Calls for Flexible Choice of Recovery Options, November 1997
Producer Responsibility Defined - A Briefing Paper, December 1998
