As discussions intensify on guidelines for the implementation of the ‘SUP’ directive limiting single-use plastics, the European Paperboard Packaging Industry (EPPA) published a study on Tuesday 12 January showing that the paper-based, single-use packaging for food and drinks used in European fast food restaurants is more environmentally friendly than reusable tableware.
The industry fears that the guidelines, in inter-service consultation at the Commission, will lump together plastic...