News
- 11/01/2012Latest Particpation Fees information
Jan 2012: An overview about the costs of participation in the respective national recovery systems for packaging and packaging waste.
- 22/12/2011Stakeholder platforms
PRO EUROPE is a founding member of the European Food SCP Roundtable (click to read more)
- 14/11/2011Packstory - A Virtual Exhibition on Packaging
Fost Plus in partnership with PRO E has developed this virtual exhibition on packaging with a focus on food waste. click the heading above to view more...
- 09/11/2011Tread Lightly! Youth, educators, and environmentalists gathered in London, Paris, Milan, Amsterdam and Oslo
In October 2011, youth, educators, and environmentalists gathered in London, Paris, Milan, Amsterdam and Oslo in a series of environmental forums organized by Tread Lightly. The purpose of these forums was to formulate recommendations for the Rio+20 Earth Summit agenda.
- 07/11/2011Latest Plastic recycling technology
DSD Video: A video about the latest technology of plastic recycling by DSD click for more...
- 11/10/2011PRO Europe Newsletter Autumn 2011
Over the last three months, PRO EUROPE has continued to take an active part in on-going initiatives at an EU level of interest to our members
- 10/08/2011PRO EUROPE position paper on Plastic bags
In recent years, a number of political initiatives (national and local) have been taken, involving the introduction of a levy or ban on plastic shopping bags in Europe.
- 26/01/2011PRO Europe Newsletter Winter 2010
PRO Europe Newsletter Winter 2010 downloadable as a PDF
- 25/01/2011New packaging tax risks to seriously harm the Hungarian industry
The Hungarian government is planning to introduce a new tax regime for packaging waste although the industry has successfully fulfilled all recycling and recovery targets for used packaging up to now
Press Releases
- 23 June 2011 Öko Pannon celebrates anniversary, but future unclear
- 20 May 2011 PAKOMAK becomes member of PRO EUROPE
- 16 May 2011 DSD - Fishing for Litter
- 11th May 2011 REKOPOL 10th Anniversary
- 7th Apr 2011 New President of PRO EUROPE
- 7th Oct 2010 Green Dot 2010: Green Economy in Action
- 9th Nov 2010 New packaging tax risks to seriously harm the Hungarian industry
- 11th Oct 2010 Green Dot 2010:Effective Recycling Policies
- 02 Nov 2009 Sekopak joins PRO E
- 01 Oct 2009 EU supports through LIFE programme
- 09-10-06 CONAI joins PRO Europe
- 09-06-02 PRO E announces its new President
- 09-02-26 Sustainability Roundtable
- 09-02-19 Secondary raw materials
- YEP participates in the 2007 Green Week discussions
- Brussels, 14/12/2006 PRO E welcomes the EC packaging Dire
- Brussels, 13/12/2006 PRO EUROPE's network is expanding
- Brussels, 1 June 2005
- Brussels, 26 May 2005
- Brussels, 3 May 2005
- Brussels, 25 October 2004
- Brussels, 24 September 2004
- Brussels, 16 September 2004
- Brussels, 22 June 2004
- Brussels, 5 June 2004
Position Papers
- 11-11-Paper-Packaging-Optimisation
- 11-08-Position-Paper-on-Plastic-bags
- 11-07_position on a European refund system for one-way metal beverage cans
- 10-02_Climate-Change-position-paper
- 10-02_Plastic-bags-position-paper
- 10-02_Waste-Sorting-Recommendations
- 09-11 Waste Prevention guidlines - PRO E comments
- 09-09_PRO EUROPE response to EUPR press release on plastics
- 2009 Q&A Packaging and EU Directive on waste
- Directive 2002/96/EC on WEEE
- Green Paper on Market-Based Instruments ... 2007
- Deposit and return systems Dec 2008
- Mandatory Deposit (11/2008)
- Directive 75/442/EEC on waste
- Waste management strategy
- Directive 75/62/EC on packaging
- Sustainable use of natural resources
- Contact with foodstuffs
- Fact sheet on bioplastics
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