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According to the ‘Marketresearch’ the Europe Corrugated Boxes market was over 49,000 million square meters in 2019. Pitney Bowes Parcel Shipping Index reported global parcels volume of 131 billion in 2020 and forecasted 200 billion in 2025, in 1028 in Europe 9.3 billion parcel shipments were generated. In regards to the Baltic Sea region the highest rate is observed in Germany, at the same time Polish CEP (Courier, Express and Parcel) market is considered to be the one of the fastest growing. Tthe Europe Paper Packaging Market is expected to still grow due to changes in consumers behavior. This idea addresses the importance of multiple use of resources and crosssectoral and cross-border approaches to facilitate the transition to the sustainable circular economy and its impact on climate change mitigation in the Baltic Sea region. The goal is to keep the packaging in its form in use for as long as possible to extend the life cycle of the packaging materials and thus facilitate the shift from linear to circular resource use. The challenge is to develop supply chains that either are reversible or can provide a resources for the next supply chains. Existing procedures need to be adopted to the new approach and these solutions need optimization to be efficient and economically feasible taking into account diversity of the market conditions within the region and across the branches. The project takes advantage of the growing need of societies to exert a relevant influence on the improvement of environment and to educate children as the future consumers. The seed money will allow building a strong project consortium able to investigate and demonstrate new innovative solutions and business models. This implies identification the complementary partners and arranging meetings to discuss the goals and details of the main project. It will enable conducting research in order to review and compile previous and ongoing activities and developing networks with stakeholders.