White packaging as a raw material has therefore become the focus of recyclers. However, not all packaging is equally recyclable – new protective layers are constantly being developed, especially for food, so that "anything with fibres" can compete with plastic packaging. These barriers can impair recycling in different ways.

• How do you determine what is recyclable and suitable as a raw material for the paper industry? What "design for recycling" does the paper industry need for a sustainable fibre cycle?
• Who decides whether a product can actually be disposed of with the waste paper?
• Who reliably separates the different fractions?
• And is the consumer even able to distinguish between the different materials?
• How is labelling carried out, on what basis, and who decides on the type of labelling? What impact will the European Packaging Directive have?

The world of paper recycling will meet with top-class speakers in Munich on 25 and 26 February 2025. The INGEDE Symposium is the only event in the world that covers all aspects of paper recycling, from recyclability and paper collection to the recycling and deinking process.

For all those who cannot be in Munich in February, online participation will be offered.

The programme can be found online on the INGEDE Website at https://pub.ingede.com/en/ingede-symposium-2025/.