EUROPEN is established and supported by industry to promote the benefits of packaging and the adoption of ecologically and economically sensible national and European environmental legislation, policies and best practices concerning the environmental impact of packaging.
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Good packaging benefits society provided sound policies are adopted and used packaging is recovered using a flexible choice of methods with responsibility being shared.
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Appropriate packaging helps prevent or reduce product waste and facilitates centralized processing and distribution of products. Proper packaging assures the availability, in appropriate quantity, of safe, hygienic and undamaged goods for all sectors of society in order to maintain accepted living standards. Correct design and use of packaging protects resources and contributes to the reduction of emissions arising from the transportation of goods.
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Packaging choices and policies need to be guided by results from systematic scientific studies like Life Cycle Analysis. Such methods however must be used carefully and the results responsibly interpreted. It must also be made clear that consumers ultimately pay the cost of environmental change.
- Used packaging is a valuable resources which should not be mis-managed.
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