Country of event: Austria

Date or time period: 18 October

Time of event: 08:30 – 11:00

Title of event: Future in your hands

Location/Address: Elementary School Pöls

Name of initiator/company: Starkraft

Description: The marketing team will visit the local elementary school to deliver a series of presentations to each class, showcasing our production facility at Starkraft and emphasizing the importance of using paper bags. Following the presentations, each student will receive a paper bag containing a healthy school snack.

Further information: Starkraft

Country of event: Germany

Date or time period: October 18, 2024

Title of event: Take the Future into Your Hands: Planting Flowers in a Kindergarten

Location/Address: Two Kindergartens in Oberachern (Antoniuskindergarten and St. Stefan)

Name of initiator/company: Advanced Industries Packaging (AIP)

Description: AIP Germany produces "Future in Your Hands" sacks, inserts flower seeds, and gives them to local kindergartens to plant flowers (with parental and other necessary approvals collected).

Further information: www.advanced-industries-packaging.com & LinkedIn

Country of event: Italy

Date or time period: 21 September 2024 - 15.00-18.00

Title of event: Future in your hands: Let’s start with small simple steps!

Location/Address: Advanced Industries Packaging (AIP) S.p.A. – external garden

Name of initiator/company: AIP Varese   

Description: When we think about the future, we should consider not only our own well-being but also that of our planet. AIP Varese will organize an event for the children of employees and their friends to raise awareness about the environment, sustainability, and the future. In the afternoon, the children will plant flower seeds in pots that they can take home, along with other activities focused on these topics. AIP is highly committed to sustainability and ecology, as it is important for us to minimize our environmental impact and maintain harmony with our surroundings.

Further information: www.advanced-industries-packaging.com & LinkedIn

Country of event: Spain

Date or time period: 18 October 2024

Title of event: Students from the Sangüesa´s high school visit Smurfit Westrock paper mill in Sangüesa

Location/Address: Sangüesa, Spain

Name of initiator/company: Smurfit Westrock

Description: 70 students of Sangüesa´s high school have participated in a training session offered by Smurfit Westrock Sangüesa. This training, covered topics such as the beginning of MG Kraft Paper, the meaning of sustainability end-to-end and sustainable forest management. The main goal of this Day is to raise up awareness about paper bags as a sustainable and effective packaging option to combat climate change.
Pedro Mendarozketa, General Manager of Smurfit Westrock Sangüesa, opened the event by underlining how important it is to join synergies to care for our community and our environment. Quality & Innovation Department were in charge of the talk, highlighting that MG Kraft paper is produced with 100% virgin fiber, from forestry waste and cleaning. The increase in local forest mass was also highlighted thanks to the demand of forest products and the important labor in CO2 capture and fixation.

Further information: smurfitwestrock.com

Country of event: Spain

Date or time period: 15-20 October 2025

Title of event: Everything you have never been told and always wanted to know about paper bags

Location/Address: Direct marketing campaign aimed at marketing directors of the top 200 retail brands in Spain with commercial activity

Name of initiator/company: La Bolsa de Papel platform

Description:  A rustic-style paper notebook was sent with hand-drawn illustrations, where ten key questions are directly and argued to confirm why retail should offer paper bags. The action should serve to confirm the purchasing decision of many businesses and to help reduce the pressure that other types of commercial bags are exerting with arguments similar to those of paper bags, if they are not entirely true.

Further information: info[at]labolsadepapel[dot]com / labolsadepapel.com

Country of event: Germany

Date or time period: Week 40, 2023

Title of event: Employee training and motivation week

Location/Address: Various meetings throughout the whole week

Name of initiator/company: Advanced Industries Packaging GmbH, Achern

Description:  Our production area leaders organized an employee training and motivation week in our plant in Achern. The focus of this week was on our paper sack, which we celebrated together. Different topics were discussed in the team and experiences were brought into the discussions. The main topics were quality, our existing certificates and further possibilities for improvement.

Country of event:  Sweden

Date or time period: 08h00-10h00, 18 October 2023 

Title of event: Breakfast paper bag

Location: Kungsholmen office hotel / CEPI Eurokraft office                            

Name of initiator/company: CEPI Eurokraft

Description: Welcome to celebrate European Paper Bag Day with CEPI Eurokraft! On Wednesday 18 October between 08:00 and 10:00 we will hand out breakfast paper bags to everyone who works at Kungsholmen's office hotel. Elin Gordon, Secretary General at CEPI Eurokraft, is on site and informs more about European Paper Bag Day and all the benefits of using a paper carrier bag when you forget your own bag during shopping.
Note! Limited number of breakfast paper bags to hand out.

Further information: CEPI Eurokraft

 

Country of event: Turkey

Date or time period: 7 October

Time of event: 09:30 – 17:00

Title of event: Spring Festival

Location/Address: Denizati Holiday Village - Izmir

Name of initiator/company: Advanced Industries Packaging Türkiye (Advanced Industries Ambalaj San. Tic. A.Ş.)

Description:  Advanced Industries Packaging committed to sustainability and eco-friendly products, is thrilled to invite all its employees and their families to the "Spring Festival and European Paper Bag Day Celebration." This event is a blend of fun, education, and environmental awareness, centered around celebrating the beauty of spring and highlighting the importance of sustainable practices, with a special focus on European Paper Bag Day.  There will be  carnival games for children and adults. Face painting , balloon animals and lots of fun.

Country of event: Online

Date or time period: October 11th and 18th

Title of event: Value chain partners and proud EUROSAC Grand Prix winners celebrate European Paper Bag Day

Location/Address: LinkedIn and Online

Name of initiator/company:

Cosun Beet Company, Novidon, Crown Van Gelder (CVG), Fiorini Packaging, DLF

Description:  The value chain partners and proud EUROSAC Grand Prix winners will celebrate European Paper Bag Day by social media posts and specific pages on their own websites. We want to focus on the fact that each partner adds value in every step of the chain, while lowering the environmental impact at the same time. So by collaboration between different companies it is possible to create an innovative and sustainable paper bag. Our high performing paper bag from sugar beet pulp is the result of this unique collaboration.

Further information: https://cvg.nl/en/brands/native/

Country of event: Online - Globally

Date or time period: Ongoing

Title of event: I love my paper bag

Location/Address: Online

Name of initiator/company: Mondi

Description:  For the 5th year in a row, Mondi’s dedicated website on paper carrier bags is online and accessible to the public. A page full of information about paper bag’s sustainable character with main focus to raise awareness around paper bags and the European Paper Bag Day. The website visitors are invited to celebrate the European Paper Bag Day on their social media with photos of their carrier bags and join the campaign “I love my paper bag”.

Further information: paperbagday.eu/paper-bags/

Country of event:  Austria

Date or time period: 17–19 October 2022          

Title of event: CEPI Eurokraft Celebration Summit  

Location: Schloss Gabelhofen in Austria                             

Name of initiator/company: CEPI Eurokraft

Description:      
The CEPI Eurokraft Celebration Summit celebrates CEPI Eurokraft’s 90th anniversary and the 5th European Paper Bag Day. Invited are members of CEPI Eurokraft as well as converters of paper carrier bags and industrial paper sacks. With various speeches and presentations, the summit will give them the opportunity to gain interesting industry insights, reflect on the current market situation and also to connect and exchange with other industry experts. Adding to that, they will visit the state-of-the-art production site of Starkraft on a guided tour.

Further information: CEPI Eurokraft

 

Country of event: Italy

Date or time period: October 2022

Title of event: Help Us Grow

Location/Address: Lentate Sul Seveso

Name of initiator/company: SACCARTA     

Description:This year Saccarta has supported its municipality of Lentate Sul Seveso with an educational project entitled “Help Us Grow” dedicated to young children. Together with Giunti Bookstore in Lentate, we created and donated 5 libraries with more than 100 titles each to 4 elementary schools in the municipality. Each library includes several books focused on civic education and how to protect our environment, with great emphasis on proper recycling, a topic of crucial importance nowadays.
The goal of the initiative is in fact to raise awareness from an early age about the importance of reading and respect for the environment, promoting virtuous behaviours that the new generations will have to make their own in order to preserve the territory while respecting our ecosystem.
The initiative was received with great enthusiasm by both children and teachers.

Further information: www.saccarta.it/en/

Country of event: Europe (digital)

Date or time period:  18 October 2021

Title of event: How paper bags contribute to a sustainable future

Location/Address: Social Media campaign

Name of initiator/company: BillerudKorsnäs

Description:

Create awareness around paper carrier bags and at the same time celebrate the fourth European Paper Bag Day. During October we will target a wider audience including end-consumers in a social media campaign. The campaign will lead to our website: Paper Bags - BillerudKorsnäs where more information can found about paper bags.

Further information: www.billerudkorsnas.com/packaging-materials/kraft-paper-bags/paper-bags

Country of event: All over Europe

Date or time period: October 2021

Title of event: I love my Paper Bag

Location/Address: Social Media campaign (FB, IG, IN)

Name of initiator/company: Mondi

Description:  Create awareness around paper carrier bags and their sustainable character, while celebrating the European Paper Bag Day (EPBD) throughout Europe. Several social media posts during October around the EPBD targeting different audiences, including end-consumers. The campaigns will lead to our dedicated site www.paperbagday.eu with more information about paper carrier bags and the European Paper Bag Day.

Further information: www.paperbagday.eu

Country of event: Italy

Date or time period:  18 October 2021

Title of event: Recycling project "From paper to paper"

Location/Address:  Lentate sul Seveso

Name of initiator/company:  Saccarta

Description: 

Also this year, to celebrate an important anniversary such as the European Paper Bag Day, Saccarta has decided to support its municipality of Lentate sul Seveso through a project on recycling called "From paper to paper". The project, which will involve all schools in the area, both primary and secondary school for a total of about 1 200 students, is aimed at raising awareness from an early age on the importance of recycling and on the differentiation between clean and dirty paper.
This project is a continuation of last year's initiative, in which the municipality of Lentate sul Seveso, in partnership with Saccarta, had distributed to its citizens paper bags depicting the most significant places in the area and containing bins for the collection of used oils. This year, Saccarta continues a cultural and environmental journey, however, focusing on the citizens of tomorrow, with the goal to educate them from an early age to virtuous behaviors in respect of the territory. The paper bag is therefore confirmed as a great ally for environmental protection and a useful tool to deliver messages of respect towards our ecosystem.

Further information: www.saccarta.com

Country of event: Italy

Date or time period: 18 October 2021

Title of event: Sacchettificio Corazza on a Dragon Boat

Location/Address: Canottieri Padova 1909 Italy

Name of initiator/company: Sacchettificio Nazionale G. Corazza Spa

Description: In order to celebrate the 4th European Paper Bag Day, Sacchettificio Nazionale Corazza Italy has organized a “green” event with all the employees outdoor on a dragon boat.  A day dedicated to nature, life and sports in order to highlight the respect of nature, environment and the importance of recycling.

Further information: www.corazzasacks.com – NEWS

Country of event: Russia

Date or time period: October 2021

Title of event: European Paper Bag Day

Location/Address: Russia

Name of initiator/company: Segezha Group

Description:

• Short video promoting use of paper bag for vegetables & fruits (in cooperation with Playtronica - to be confirmed) - social media channels + website before – during – after the event
• Social media campaigns to promote use of paper bags on October 18
• Guided tour for bloggers / influencers to the Segezha Packaging Russia (production facility) - before the event (preliminary date - October 16)
• Post-event social media campaigns (October 25-30)

Country of event: Spain

Date or time period:  18 October 2021

Title of event: European Paper Bag Day

Location/Address: on social media

Name of initiator/company: La Bolsa De Papel

Description:

• An action on Facebook and Instagram with the publication of a short video.
• Marketing action to the top 100 Spanish retailers with the publication "De la mano de los consumidores" where we explain the new consumer trends that affect consumer preferences for sustainability.

Country of event: Navarra, Spain

Date or time period:  18 October 2021

Title of event: Paper producing in sustainable forest management

Location/Address:  Smurfit Kappa Paper Mill in Sangüesa, Spain

Name of initiator/company: Smurfit Kappa Sangüesa

Description: Firstly, the activity takes place in a forest nearby the mill in Sangüesa, and further, it continues inside the paper mill.

• A tour visit to a pine forest near the mill is organized to focus on sustainable forest management as a central element of the paper value chain. The government of Navarra and local authorities are invited to the site where cleanning and thinning demostrations take place.
• Back to the paper mill, visit of the installations, paper mill process, and the role of paper packaging in a circular bioeconomy.
• 4,000 paper bags are donated to the local Waste Reduction Office to be distributed to local shops and distributors, focusing on renewable, reusable and recyclable products.

Country of event: United Kingdom (Scotland)

Date or time period: Full Month of October

Title of event: European Paper Bag Day

Location/Address: Various local locations around Kirkcaldy and Edinburgh (Scotland)

Name of initiator/company: Smith Anderson Group Ltd

Description:  Smith Anderson will be supporting the 4th #EuropeanPaperBagDay by donating bags to foodbanks and charities within the local community. These will be used to transport meals and fresh products to people in need. We also plan on partnering with a local primary schools and running a competition amongst school pupils. We are excited to see what pupils can come up with when we ask them to reuse and repurpose our bag into the most creative thing they can think of. Finally we will also be running an internal competition within Smith Anderson and providing every member of staff a pack of reusable carrier bags.

Further information: smithanderson.com/news/european-paper-bag-day-2021

 

 

Country of event: Several countries – including Austria, Czech Republic, Finland

Date or time period: 12 October 2020 onwards for approx. 1 month

Title of event: My Paper Bag Movement

Location/Address: digital

Name of initiator/company: Mondi Paper Sales GmbH

Description:  We, at Mondi, are again happy to support the EPBD following the motto “Reusability of paper bags” in 2020 and bringing to life the My Paper Bag Movement.   We are going to kick-off a digital campaign supporting the EPBD, including the launch of Mondi Instagram channel,  influencer collaboration,  a video,  a microsite as information hub about the EPBD  & of course, last but not least, we will create awareness and engagement of our colleagues. A paper bag is a statement for a sustainable lifestyle and also a love mark. If people like their paper bag because they are attracted to their design or the experience they have had with them, they will reuse it. The event is digitally and therefore open to public – everyone can join our movement.
My Paper Bag Movement. Whether you are using yours as a gift or grocery bag, for smart decor or shopping, we would love to see your most creative reuse. Post it on Instagram and Facebook add #EuropeanPaperBagDay  

Further information: paperbagday.eu

Country of event:  Belgium

Date or time period: 18 October (whole day)             

Title of event: European Paper Carrier Day                            

Name of initiator/company: Bong

Description: We have asked all our employees through different divisions inside Bong, to participate with our online support for the European Paper Carrier Day. The goal is for everyone to take a Bong paper carrier bag home & to take a creative picture of it. We asked them to focus on situations where they would personally re-use or recycle a paper bag. Showcasing different possibilities of second life purposes. People will post their picture on Sunday 18^th of October with the hashtag #EuropeanPaperBagDay & link our Bong social media accounts. We estimate 30-50 people to join in.

Country of event: Several countries – including Austria, Czech Republic, Finland

Date or time period: 12 October 2020 onwards for approx. 1 month

Title of event: My Paper Bag Movement

Location/Address: digital

Name of initiator/company: Mondi Paper Sales GmbH

Description:  We, at Mondi, are again happy to support the EPBD following the motto “Reusability of paper bags” in 2020 and bringing to life the My Paper Bag Movement.   We are going to kick-off a digital campaign supporting the EPBD, including the launch of Mondi Instagram channel,  influencer collaboration,  a video,  a microsite as information hub about the EPBD  & of course, last but not least, we will create awareness and engagement of our colleagues. A paper bag is a statement for a sustainable lifestyle and also a love mark. If people like their paper bag because they are attracted to their design or the experience they have had with them, they will reuse it. The event is digitally and therefore open to public – everyone can join our movement.
My Paper Bag Movement. Whether you are using yours as a gift or grocery bag, for smart decor or shopping, we would love to see your most creative reuse. Post it on Instagram and Facebook add #EuropeanPaperBagDay  

Further information: paperbagday.eu

Country of event: Several countries – including Austria, Czech Republic, Finland

Date or time period: 12 October 2020 onwards for approx. 1 month

Title of event: My Paper Bag Movement

Location/Address: digital

Name of initiator/company: Mondi Paper Sales GmbH

Description:  We, at Mondi, are again happy to support the EPBD following the motto “Reusability of paper bags” in 2020 and bringing to life the My Paper Bag Movement.   We are going to kick-off a digital campaign supporting the EPBD, including the launch of Mondi Instagram channel,  influencer collaboration,  a video,  a microsite as information hub about the EPBD  & of course, last but not least, we will create awareness and engagement of our colleagues. A paper bag is a statement for a sustainable lifestyle and also a love mark. If people like their paper bag because they are attracted to their design or the experience they have had with them, they will reuse it. The event is digitally and therefore open to public – everyone can join our movement.
My Paper Bag Movement. Whether you are using yours as a gift or grocery bag, for smart decor or shopping, we would love to see your most creative reuse. Post it on Instagram and Facebook add #EuropeanPaperBagDay  

Further information: paperbagday.eu

Country of event: France

Date or time period:  October 2020

Title of event: European Paper bag day – Journée Européenne du sac papier

Location/Address: Thouars, France

Time of event: 18 October to 18 November

Name of initiator/company: CEE SCHISLER Packaging Solutions

Description: Within CEE Schisler Packaging Solutions, we are proud to celebrate the 3rd European Paper Bag Day with our employees and local associations. This annual action day raises awareness of paper carrier bags as a sustainable and efficient packaging option that helps consumers to avoid littering and minimise negative impacts on the environment. This year’s edition will enhance the reusability of paper bags.

Our employees are truly involved in the making of paper bags on a daily basis! This year, the European Paper Bag Day happens to be a Sunday. On October 18th, our “Sunday Team” of dedicated workers will be taking photos of the carrier bags manufacturing, and we will upload their pictures to our website and social media.

In addition, we are happy to renew our annual donation of paper bags to local associations. This year, the donation will benefit 2 very active associations in Thouars, that help the most underprivileged : « Le Secours Populaire » & « Les Restos du Cœur ».
We have chosen to offer reusable 2-ply paper bags, specifically adapted to the transport of frozen and fresh products. Thus, the two associations will be able to donate meals and fresh food products to people in need, without breaking the cold chain. Individuals and families will use these carrier bags to takeaway their food safely, and will keep the paper bags for use and reuse as needed!

Further information: ceeschisler.fr

Country of event: Italy

Date or time period:  18 October 2020

Title of event: Social Live Event

Location/Address: Web and social media

Time of event::  10 AM – 7 PM

Name of initiator/company:  Gruppo SHOPPING BAGS    

Description: This is the social live event’s schedule:

• 10.00 AM publication of a message announcing European Paper Bag Day
• 11.00 AM publication 1° The Paper Bag video “Are paper bags reusable?”
• 12.00 AM publication of a first message about reuse
• 02.00 PM publication of a video made by the Italian Association Gruppo Shopping Bags https://www.facebook.com/GruppoShoppingBags/videos/394554928369755/
• 03.00 PM publication 2° The Paper Bag video “Are paper bags reusable?”
• 04.00 PM publication of a message explaining what is the European Paper Bag Day
• 05.00 PM publication 3° The Paper Bag video “Are paper bags reusable?”
• 06.00 PM publication of a last message about reuse
• 07.00 PM publication 4° The Paper Bag video “Are paper bags reusable?”

Country of event: Italy

 

Date or time period: 18 October 2020

Title of event: Environmentally Friendly Paper Bags

Location/Address:

SACCHETTIFICIO NAZIONALE G. CORAZZA SPA

PONTE SAN NICOLO’ (PD) ITALY

Name of initiator/company: SACCHETTIFICIO NAZIONALE G. CORAZZA SPA

Description: 18 October , the 3rd European Paper Bag Day in SACCHETTIFICIO NAZIONALE G. CORAZZA SPA – Italy We are constantly taking care of the environment here in Sacchettificio Nazionale G. Corazza. One company‘s green idea is the product line “Corazza for the Environment”: a range of paper bags used for waste collection. We will give our workers the bags as a gift in order to celebrate the 3rd European Paper Bag Day and promote a policy of protection and respect of the environment.  We will post a photo of the bags in our Instagram profile and ask to all our employees to repost it by using the hashtag #EuropeanPaperBagday. At Sacchettificio Corazza we are getting Green!

Further information: corazzasacks.com; corazzasacks.com/news.aspx?idlico=en

Country of event: Italy

Date or time period: October 2020

Title of event: Reusable free bags for the collection of the paper to the municipality

Location/Address: Lentate sul Seveso – MB - ITALY

Name of initiator/company: Saccarta Spa

Description: In view of this important anniversary we spoke with the municipality where the Saccarta production site is located. We decided to support the municipality in an ecological initiative that it was already undertaking. In fact, the municipality provides citizens with a drum for the collection of saturated oils (very harmful if disposed incorrectly). On this occasion, the municipality will also provide citizens with paper bags, produced by Saccarta, that citizens will use for the transport of various objects, and finally for the collection of paper. This initiative aims for us to communicate the effective reusability of the paper bag and its strength from an environmental point of view.

Further information: saccarta.it

Official delivery of the Saccarta bags by Marco and Roberto Croso to the Mayor and to the Councilors for culture and the environment of Lentate sul Seveso, in the fourteenth-century Chapel of Saint Stephen.

Country of event: Spain

Date or time period:  15 October to 31 October

Title of event: LA BOLSA DE PAPEL ES REUTILIZABLE

Location/Address:  Online Marketing campaign in all Spain

Name of initiator/company: LA BOLSA DE PAPEL

Description: Promoting reusabilility of Paper Bags with videos in YouTube and Banners in Google Display

Country of event: United Kingdom (Scotland) and several countries in Europe

Date or time period: September to October; 18 October

Title of event: Reusable Bag’s European Tour,  Supermarket Giveaway, Company/Departmental Photoshooting

Location/Address: Locally in Kirkcaldy, Scotland and photographically all over Europe

Name of initiator/company: Smith Anderson Group Ltd

Description:  For the 3^rd European Paper Bag Day, Smith Anderson will post reusable bags to friends and colleagues across Europe. These bags are going to be photographed in front of European landmarks and participants will be asked to upload their photo to their social media profiles under the #EuropeanPaperBagDay hashtag, in order to take part in the promotion and spread the word. Also, a giveaway of 10k Smith Anderson’s reusable bags is planned for Kirkcaldy city center (within major supermarkets) on the 18^th of October. All the material will be uploaded to the Smith Anderson website.

Further information: smithanderson.com