- EU: 2 tonnes of paper is recycled every second!
- EU: 72% paper recycling rate was achieved in 2009 – a world record!
- EU: The forest area grows by 4.363 football pitches per day! (6.450 km2 per year)
- EU: Over 90% of paper recycling mills operate certified EMS to high environmental standards
- Every EU citizen is part of the paper recycling loop. Cities are an urban forest!
- Paper is 90% European in raw materials – closing the loop in recycling is vital!
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Towards a common goal of sustainability – Launching the European Declaration on Paper Recycling
Monday, 3 October 2011Ulrich Höke, ERPC chairman, and Soledad Blanco, Director at the European Commission, DG Environment launched the European Declaration on Paper Recycling 2011-2015 at the European Paper Recycling Awards in the European Parliament.
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Innovative Projects in Paper Recycling Awarded
Thursday, 22 September 2011The European Recovered Paper Council recognised the most innovative paper recycling projects last night when MEP Eija-Riitta KORHOLA (EPP, Finnland) presented the Third Annual European Paper Recycling Awards at the European Parliament in Brussels.
About ERPC
The European Recovered Paper Council (ERPC) was set up after the launch of the First European Declaration on Paper Recovery in November 2000 with the aim to monitor the progress made towards meeting the targets set out in the European Declaration.
Paper Recovery & Recycling in Europe
- Promoting paper recovery and recycling across Europe
- Answering questions concerning paper recovery and recycling in Europe
- Ensuring consistent and accurate supply of information on paper recovery and recycling in Europe
- Helping you understand what paper recovery and recycling is all about
- Explaining how you can help
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Why recycle paper?
Because it makes sense from an economic and ecologic standpoint. Paper recycling is perceived by the public as being the most effective way to reduce environmental impacts of using paper. For the industry, recycled fibres are an indispensable source of raw materials, supporting industry’s resource efficiency.
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Thousands of years of tradition!
Paper has always been recycled to produce new paper. The growth in collection was initially modest and varied greatly between countries in Europe. Paper recycling boomed in the 1990s. Back in 1990 the recycling rate was around 40% compared to 50% 10 years later, and 72% in 2009.