All Comment articles – Page 23
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ArticleOn Second Thoughts ... Just going ‘mono’ won’t make plastic packaging circular
The growing pressure being placed on the plastics and packaging industries by the European Commission, NGOs, and consumers will lead to long-overdue changes in how plastic packaging is produced and recycled.
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ArticleSustainability in FMCG: Boosting transparency and accountability
Hassan Rmaile, VP / GM at Avery Dennison Label and Graphic Materials EMEA, discusses the role of transparency and accountability when delivering on FMCG sustainability promises as well as the role of the Covid-19 crisis in accelerating this.
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ArticleSteel packaging: 'Preserving quality, preventing waste'
Alexis Van Maercke, secretary general, APEAL, explains why he believes steel is the ‘ideal’ food packaging material when it comes to both sustainability and product protection.
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Amcor on tackling the carbon emission challenge
As part of our Sustainable Packaging Summit 2020, Gerald Rebitzer, sustainability director at Amcor, explores how the climate crisis should take a front seat in sustainability discussions.
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ArticlePreventing the spread of diseases through international trade
Vector-borne diseases, i.e. diseases that are transmitted via blood-feeding insects such as mosquitos, ticks and fleas, have been increasing dramatically in recent years, and international trade is an important factor.
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ArticleHow does the German packaging industry face up to the challenges of 2020?
Vera Fritsche, Advisor at the VDMA Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association, talks about the challenges and opportunities for the German packaging machinery industry in 2020, looking at the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and beyond.
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ArticleA virtual look at smart packaging
What is new in the world of smart packaging? Elisabeth Skoda explores just a few of the major talking points at this year’s AIPIA virtual conference.
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ArticleSteel packaging and the European Green Deal
Alexis Van Maercke, secretary general, APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, makes the case for steel packaging and explains the role it can play in the context of the European Green Deal.
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ArticleFinalist Interviews: Sphera helps calculate the environmental impact of packaging
With the Sustainability Awards only two days away, finalist in the Best Practice Category Sphera talks about their GaBi Packaging Calculator and web-based LCA.
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ArticlePackaging and the consumer
In September, the German Packaging Institute dvi hosted its first 'dialogue week', described as a digital space for the exchange of knowledge, thoughts and visions, focusing on the big picture.
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Article2021 and beyond: How can packaging companies adapt to the new reality?
Caroline Wiggins, Chief Executive of eGreen, formerly Plastico, looks at the issues facing business in late 2020 and what the future might hold for operating in the UK, Europe and beyond.
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ArticleExploring the pandemic's impact on commercial recycling
Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP) has published the findings from their second Love Recycling study,
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ArticleInto the crucible: Will the European chemicals industry rise to the circularity challenge?
What does the future hold for circularity in the chemicals industry?
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ArticleThe impact of COVID-19 on the pan-European printing industry
Will the COVID-19 pandemic lead to deep and lasting changes in the printing industry, or will things return to how they were?
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ArticleTalking sustainability with Tetra Pak
We speak with Alex Henriksen, managing director of Tetra Pak North Europe, to understand one of the industry's leading company's perspectives on sustainability.
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ArticleReifenhäuser on its innovative new R-Cycle project
We recently caught up with Dr. Benedikt Brenken of Reifenhäuser to talk about the R-Cycle Initiative - a collaborative project that seeks to simplify and improve plastics recycling processes.
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ArticleFinalist interviews: A reusable packaging system from MIWA
In this edition of our interviews with the Sustainability Awards 2020 finalists, we talk with reuse specialists MIWA.
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ArticleClosing the loop – the future of packaging?
Wouter Van Tol, DS Smith's recently-announced head of government, community affairs and sustainability, explains why now is the perfect time for the industry to adopt closed-loop models.
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ArticleIs refillable and reusable growth set to continue its skyward trend?
In this article, Paul Jenkins, managing director of ThePackhub, takes a look at some of the most exciting products to have come out of the refillable and reusable packaging sectors in the last 12 months.
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ArticleThe Rapid Interview with Camvac
In our latest Rapid Interview, we speak with Andrew Smith, key account manager at Camvac, about bulk packaging, carbon footprints, and the wider benefits of flexible packaging.