European Paper Bag Day 2021
Europe
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
Spain
Country of event: Navarra, Spain
Date or time period: 18 October 2021
Title of event: European Paper Bag Day
Location/Address: Smurfit Kappa Paper Mill in Sangüesa, Spain
Name of initiator/company: Smurfit Kappa Sangüesa
Description: Firstly, the activity will take place in a forest nearby the mill in Sangüesa, and further, it will continue inside the paper mill.
- A tour visit to a pine forest near the mill will be organized to focus on sustainable forest management as a central element of the paper value chain. Local and regional authorities will be invited to the site where cleanning and thinning demostrations will take place.
- Back to the paper mill, visit of the installations, paper mill process, and the role of paper packaging in a circular bioeconomy.
- 3,000 paper bags will be distributed to trade associations through our local authorities focusing on renewable, reusable and recyclable products.
European Paper Bag Day 2020
Austria
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
Belgium
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 18th of October with the hashtag #EuropeanPaperBagDay & link our Bong social media accounts. We estimate 30-50 people to join in.
Czech Republic
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
Finland
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
France
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
Italy (1)
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?”
Italy (2)
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
Italy (3)
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.
Spain
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
United Kingdom (Scotland)
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 3rd 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 18th of October. All the material will be uploaded to the Smith Anderson website.
Further information: smithanderson.com