All Comment articles – Page 30
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ArticleRecycling and the circular economy during a pandemic
Dr. Adam Read, external affairs director at SUEZ, talks to us about the challenges of operating waste and recycling collections during the Coronavirus pandemic.
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ArticleGetting essentials to people through global collaboration & commitment
Amcor CCO Michael Zacka is working in the company’s Zurich HQ out of solidarity with production staff keeping vital supply chains working during the pandemic. He shares his perspectives on the challenges and implications of the pandemic and lockdown
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ArticleEuropean industry organisations warn of cardboard shortage due to COVID-19 pandemic
Industry bodies from across the packaging value chain are warning of a shortage of cardboard and paperboard, due to decreased recycling collection rates during the coronavirus crisis.
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ArticleEasy access: the need to design inclusive packaging
Packaging must be robust, tamper-proof and leak-free, but, as the global population continues to age, it must also be easy to open. Selig's Sales Director, Peter Tindale, talks to us about a potential solution.
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ArticleCoronavirus & packaging - survey
Packaging Europe is collating views across the value chain on the current challenges and wider implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for packaging & FMCG. We'd be grateful if you could spend 3-4 minutes completing our survey.
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ArticleHas there been any progress in sustainability and digital transformation?
How are things developing with the game changing topics of sustainability and digital transformation? Is there any particular progress or are we living a Groundhog Day and having the same discussions over and over without making any advancements?
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ArticleEight tips to futureproof your business during a crisis
Rachel Massey, Director of Marketing at Huthwaite International, shares eight tips to help futureproof your business in uncertain times.
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PodcastPodcast: Are polybags still in fashion?
Should we continue to use polybags in the fashion industry in light of sustainable alternatives?
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ArticleRubbermaid publishes European-wide report into the state of commercial recycling
The first snapshot of the findings from what has been described as “one of the largest ever commercially funded quantitative studies into business recycling and waste management across Europe” has been published.
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ArticleThe adhesives sustainability challenge
Prior to the Bostik webinar on March 24th at 15:00 GMT on the role adhesives can play when creating sustainable cardboard packaging for consumer goods, we catch up with speakers Tyler Derus and Pascal Peroni.
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ArticlePackaging and Covid-19
The world has watched the spread of the coronavirus largely in a state of powerless concern. As the pandemic unfolds, we ponder the implications for the packaging world.
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ArticleAn exclusive interview with DS Smith’s new plastics replacement lead
We spoke to Dr. Susana Aucejo about her new role, as well as the challenges and potential presented by fibre-based products.
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ArticleDetermining the true ROI of robotics
Calculating the total cost and ROI of a robot isn’t straightforward, as Nigel Smith of TM Robotics explains.
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ArticleAmazon: Addressing the challenges of e-commerce
In this column, Kim Houchens, director of customer packaging experience at Amazon shares how the company continues to address the specific challenges of e-commerce.
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ArticleResearching the pressing packaging issues of today
In times where packaging challenges are becoming ever more complex, a cooperative, multi-faceted approach to finding new solutions is emerging as a promising way forward.
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ArticleNew study from Mondi suggests brands face losing customers over excessive packaging
Recent research undertaken by leading paper and packaging group, Mondi, sounds a warning bell for excessive packaging.
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ArticleReduction of material usage – a different path to the same goal
As Stefan Scheibel of MULTIVAC argues, might the reduction of materials be a potential solution to the issue of plastic waste?
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ArticleThe IKEA packaging challenge
Ahead of PACE Packaging and Converting Executive Forum in Vienna on March 11th and March 12th, 2020, we catch up with Allan Dickner, range engineering leader packaging at IKEA.
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ArticleIntroducing 257F – monta’s reliable splicing tape
monta has developed a splicing tape developed to withstand the physical stress of the thermoforming process.
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ArticleNew report from Kemira maps out the potential future of food consumption and food packaging
A report commissioned by Kemira discusses four possible future scenarios regarding how we will purchase, package and consume food in Europe in 2030.