Cross-border trade needs EPR rules that strike the right balance.
Germanyβs #PPWR debate shows the challenge: making EPR effective without imposing disproportionate costs on #SMEs selling across the Single Market.

Fresh food is too valuable to lose.
Corrugated packaging combines strength and ventilation for many products.
For #WorldFoodDay, discover how microflute trays and punnets protect fruit, vegetables and food-to-go.
Read the FEFCO blog! π
www.corrugated-ofcourse.eu/creativity/c...
#CircularByNature
What will drive demand for corrugated packaging?
This analysis offers insights:
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E-commerce
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Sustainability
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Automation & digitalisation
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Consumer expectations
Understanding these shifts will help our sector decide where to invest.
What does the #PPWR mean for transport packaging?
On October 8th, FEFCOβs Marta Roche will speak at Sustainable Packaging Europe on compliance challenges, practical implementation & how we're supporting members.
Learn more π
www.sustainability-in-packaging.com/event/sustai...
With the #PPWR now applicable, the cardboard industry needs clear, practical guidance.
FEFCO's Juliette GuΓ©rin joined a PPWR compliance panel discussion at the launch of Hinojosa Folding Packaging France to support the industry in navigating this process.
The right packaging protects products without wasting material.
Corrugated cardboard is a perfect fit for the job:
βΆοΈ Customisable to products
βΆοΈ Strong and rigid
βΆοΈ Protects against shock and impact
See how smart design gets the balance right π
www.fefco.org/benefits-cor...
On Int. Day of Awareness of Food Loss & Waste, a reminder:
β Preventing food waste starts with protecting food
Corrugated is:
β© Strong: helps prevent damage in transit
β© Hygienic: manufacturing processes help keep packaging clean
#Circularity begins before a box lands in the recycling bin.
β© It starts with design
Corrugated cardboard is designed for efficient collection, sorting and recycling systems:
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Simple material structure
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Easy to collect and sort
Learn more π
www.fefco.org/circular-by-...
In the #CircularEconomy, a single box should never be the end of the story for its fibres.
Did you know: On average, 88% of the fibres used in corrugated cardboard come from recycled sources.
βΆοΈ In some cases, the figure can reach 100%
An industry is sustainable when it protects its people, uses resources wisely and works to improve.
Corrugated cardboard contributes via:
β Circular design, safe workplaces and keeping fibres in circulation
Read more in our Sustainability Charter π
www.fefco.org/fefco-sustai...
Keeping resources in use is key for #CircularEconomy.
β© This is why we need to understand how resource use is changing over time.
For 28 years, the FEFCO LCA has tracked resource use and other environmental indicators.
Explore the latest dataβΆοΈ
www.fefco.org/lca
How do we keep our industry strong when markets, regulation and technology are evolving quickly?
#ThrowbackThursday to the 2026 FEFCO Summit, where participants exchanged ideas on resilience and competitiveness.
Revisit the highlights π
www.fefco.org/fefco-summit...
Recycling works when packaging is designed for the systems that collect, sort and recycle it.
Corrugated cardboard is well-positioned for #PPWR recyclability rules, with well-established systems that keep fibres in circulation.
Explore the facts π
www.fefco.org/fefco-factsh...
What makes Europe strong? What it produces, the jobs it creates & the resources it keeps in the loop.
Corrugated cardboard plays its part:
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Keeps fibres in circulation
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Firmly roots production & recycling in Europe
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Supports local supply chains and jobs
What will make corrugated production smarter, safer and more efficient?
That's the key question at the 2027 FEFCO Technical Seminar, a European forum on the technologies and solutions shaping our sector.
π Save the date: 27β29 October
More details π www.fefco.org/events
Cyber resilience protects what matters to your business: production, teams and ability to deliver.
FEFCO is helping members act and stay safe. Where to start?
β Our Cybersecurity Webcast with practical, sector-specific guidance you can use now.
Corrugated cardboard keeps valuable fibres in circulation. ππΏ
Hereβs how:
β© Well-established systems collect, sort and recycle used boxes.
Who keeps it all going? The people and businesses who separate and recycle their packaging every day.
Your online order comes with a simple expectation: that it arrives safely.
Corrugated cardboard makes it happen. It protects millions of products traveling to your doorstep.
And afterwards? It goes on to have many more lives thanks to recycling.
A circular economy means getting more value from the resources we already have.
Corrugated cardboard enables this:
β© Across Europe, collection, sorting and recycling systems keep corrugated fibres in circulation, giving new life to your brown box.