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    Finalist interview: Amcor’s recycle-ready HDPE blister packaging system

    2022-09-12T09:25:00Z

    A finalist in the Recyclable Packaging category of the Sustainability Awards 2022, AmSky is an HDPE-based pharmaceutical blister packaging system from Amcor, which says it provides a recycle-ready, drop-in solution. We spoke to Amcor to find out more. 

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    Finalist interview: Facilitating the circular economy in Africa

    2022-09-09T13:53:00Z

    In a bid to create a circular economy for its packaging, the Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company is working with communities in Guinea and Morocco to improve collection and recycling systems. To learn more about this project, we spoke with the company.

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    Finalist interview: Confidex’s RFID tags for tracking reusable packaging returns

    2022-09-09T13:06:00Z

    Confidex, a Beontag company, has developed RAIN RFID tags that allow reusable takeaway food packaging to be tracked at events, encouraging returns via reverse vending machines and facilitating convenient deposit refunds. We spoke with Zuleyka Moisio, Director Global Channel & Pulp&Paper Sales at Confidex, about being a finalist in the Recyclable Packaging category of the Sustainability Awards 2022. 

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    Finalist interview: Fully mono-material PP packs with SealPPeel

    2022-09-02T12:04:00Z

    MCC Verstraete’s SealPPeel product is a heat seal die-cut lidding innovation made from PP, which allows PP packs to become fully mono-material. The company and its partners tell us more about the product, which is a finalist in the Readers’ Award category of our 2022 Sustainability Awards, in this interview.

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    Wipak talks recyclability

    2022-09-01T10:31:00Z

    What is the importance of collaboration to packaging recyclability, what more can the value chain do to accelerate it, and what kinds of technical challenges must the industry overcome on this journey? We caught up with Susan Janssen, Sustainability and Sustainable Products Manager at Wipak, to find out more.

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    Huhtamaki Fiber Solutions - The Future Redesigned

    2022-09-01T10:30:00Z

    How people consume is undergoing rapid change. As consumer demands and regulatory requirements intensify, the packaging industry needs to find new ways to protect food safely in more sustainable ways. Eric Le Lay, President, Fiber and Foodservice Europe-Asia-Oceania at Huhtamaki believes that there is a game-changing technology that can facilitate this transformation: High precision technology to create smooth molded fiber packaging.

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    Finalist interview: CCL Label’s digital inkjet embellishment technology

    2022-08-30T13:19:00Z

    CCL Label’s Hybrid ASD Technology, shortlisted in the ‘Machinery’ category of the Sustainability Awards 2022, enables printing embellishments to be produced with digital hybrid inkjet technology. We spoke to CCL Labels to find out more about the technology. 

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    Are designers truly responsible for 80% of a pack’s environmental footprint?

    2022-08-22T10:26:00Z

    The statistic that design is responsible for 80% of a pack’s footprint is frequently cited across the packaging value chain. But where did this figure come from, and how much faith should we really put in it? According to Paul Foulkes-Arellano, founder of Circuthon Consulting, it’s time to bust this myth and reveal the truth.

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    A look at mergers and acquisitions in the UK corrugated market

    2022-08-19T09:55:00Z

    How attractive are UK paper packaging manufacturing plants to investors? Neil Osment, Managing Director of paper packaging industry analysts NOA, tells us more.

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    Finalist interview: An AI-powered tool for measuring carbon emissions

    2022-08-18T10:21:00Z

    Want to quantify your company’s emissions accurately? Boston Consulting Group says that its CO2 AI product, which is a finalist in our 2022 Sustainability Awards, can do just that. We caught up with the company to find out more.

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    ‘Not just another conference’ – unpacking the Sustainable Packaging Summit

    2022-08-17T10:26:00Z

    Following a row of successful Sustainable Packaging Summits both as event collaborations and in virtual format due to COVID-19, the first stand-alone in-person summit will take place in Lisbon on September 13th and 14th, 2022. Elisabeth Skoda takes a closer look at what inspired Packaging Europe to set up this event and explores what delegates can expect.

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    Finalist interview: Starlinger viscotec’s recycled, recyclable and heat-resistant PET sheet material

    2022-08-12T12:11:00Z

    Shortlisted in the ‘Recyclable Packaging’ category of our Sustainability Awards 2022, Starligner viscotec’s rPET100 sheet material is made from 100% recycled content and is fully recyclable itself while being heat-resistant up to 100 °C. We spoke to the company about the solution.

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    How committed is Amazon to sustainable packaging progress?

    2022-08-10T12:21:00Z

    E-commerce giant Amazon has taken a recent interest in eco-friendly packaging, particularly in its usage of paper and cardboard. Even so, the company is no stranger to criticism for its environmental practices. With the catastrophic impacts of climate change leading to conversations about corporate greenwashing, Emma Liggins asks if Amazon is doing enough to make its packaging sustainable.

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    Smart and sustainable: Can packaging be both?

    2022-08-10T09:50:00Z

    How connected are sustainability and smart packaging, and what does the future hold for partnerships between these two fields? Andrew Manly, AIPIA’s communications director, looks into this in our latest comment piece.

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    Finalist interview: HelloFresh’s system for enhancing the thermal performance of recipe delivery boxes

    2022-08-09T09:54:00Z

    HelloFresh’s Systematic Cooling Concept (SCC) was developed in-house with the aim of optimising the efficiency and thermal performance of the recipe box delivery service’s packaging. We spoke to HelloFresh about the system, which is shortlisted in the ‘E-commerce’ category of our Sustainability Awards 2022. 

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    Finalist interview: The Coles Sustainable Packaging Data Project

    2022-08-05T09:24:00Z

    Shortlisted in the ‘Best Practice’ category of the Sustainability Awards 2022, Australian retailer Coles’ Sustainable Packaging Data Project gathers information about packaging recyclability from the company’s suppliers to facilitate the reduction or elimination of what it identifies as “problematic packaging”. We spoke to the company to find out more about the collaborative solution. 

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    ‘Europe should follow India’s lead on plastic recycling’

    2022-08-04T12:22:00Z

    The Indian government recently passed a law that will force producers, importers and brand owners to recycle up to 50% of the plastic they use or produce over the next three years. Christian Schiller, co-founder and CEO of cirplus, argues that Europe should follow suit.

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    ‘Sustainability as we know it must go’

    2022-08-03T09:54:00Z

    In its journey towards minimizing waste, is the packaging industry losing sight of the crucial importance of making its energy consumption more sustainable? Robert Lilienfeld, founder and executive director of sustainable packaging think tank SPRING, tells us more.

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    How P&G’s new laundry capsule box combines sustainable and inclusive design with child safety certification

    2022-08-01T14:10:00Z

    Ariel will now offer its All-in-1 Pods® in a recyclable cardboard-based box designed with accessibility and child safety certification as a priority. Samantha King, R&D Vice President at P&G Fabric Care Europe, discusses the process behind developing a laundry care box that met the team’s certified child safety, sustainability and inclusivity targets. 

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    Finalist interview: FormerFab’s forming solution for paper with asymmetrical seams

    2022-08-01T10:00:00Z

    We spoke to FormerFab GmbH about being finalists in the ‘Machinery’ category of the Sustainability Awards 2022 with its horizontal forming shoulder for paper with asymmetrical seams, which is aimed at making it easier for brands to switch to paper solutions without compromising on performance.