About us News Contact Subscribe YOU WHO RECYCLE YOU WHO WANT TO KNOW MORE YOU AS A PRODUCER YOU AS A MUNICIPALITY The paper circle › News › Uncategorized › Debate article:" Government initiative threatens circular system " 2017-02-28 Debate article: "Government initiative threatens circular system" The transfer of the collection responsibility for packaging and newspapers to the municipalities risks breaking a circular system that works, write representatives of Pressretur, Pappers and Skogsindustrierna in a debate article on Aktuell Hållbarhet's website today. From left: Rolf Johannesson, Chairman Press return; Andreas Boo, CEO Press Return; Carina Håkansson, CEO of Skogsindustrierna & Matts Jutterström, President of Pappers. The government wants to abolish today's producer responsibility - a responsibility that today means that a little over ninety percent of all newspapers are collected and recycled into new products. It is now proposed that the municipalities take over the collection responsibility, something that worries the industry. Jobs in Swedish paper mills are threatened and circular systems risk coinciding with negative environmental effects as a result. Read the whole debate article here! Post navigation PREVIOUS POST "We politicians must support the transition to a sustainable and resource-efficient society." - Jytte Guteland (S), Member of the European Parliament NEXT POST CEPI's CEO on paper recycling and circularity A collaboration for recycling MORE NEWS 2021-06-15 Large participation in the appreciated WEBBINARIUM on Newspapers and recycled paper on June 3, 2021 2020-12-23 The paper circle welcomes the government's decision on newspaper collection 2020-11-13 Consultation response: The paper circle supports the government's proposal for revoked producer responsibility 2020-09-16 Östersunds-Posten debate line: Therefore, the newspapers must avoid taking care of the recycled paper 2020-07-14 The government's proposal for abolished producer responsibility contributes to the newspapers' continued survival 2020-06-18 The amount of packaging left for recycling has increased in 2019 2020-06-09 The Althing: SJF and TU - The decision enables continued scrutiny of those in power 2020-05-20 Meeting on the waste paper collection in the Environment and Agriculture Committee 2020-05-14 Rolf Johannesson new CEO of Pressretur 2020-04-24 The paper circle welcomes revoked producer responsibility 2020-04-09 Dagens Media: "A crisis package is needed for magazines and newspapers" 2020-04-08 Government: Support for the media due to the spread of the coronavirus 2020-03-27 Feedback from a crisis meeting with the Minister for Democracy and Culture 2020-03-25 Nya Wermlands-tidningen: Lars Mejern Larsson (S) about the new recycling system - "A threat to democracy" 2020-03-24 The journalist: The Minister of Culture calls for a crisis meeting with the media industry 2020-03-20 Dagens Nyheter: Tidningsutgivarna - Here are the crisis measures required to save the media 2020-02-25 Today's media: DN below the 500,000 mark 2020-02-04 The study finds that it is uncertain whether collection close to real estate is better 2020-01-23 Today's media: Newspapers' concerns about new paper rules: "More expensive newspapers or fewer journalists" 2019-12-23 Failure to support independent journalism is a threat to democracy Papperskretsen 2021 Contact To the top Translate »