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ArticleThe digitalization of colour in packaging: a bright future?
A white paper by BOBST based on interviews with leading brand owners, talking about the challenges they face around the colours on their brand packaging, and how they consider more digitalized colour solutions in their packaging production workflows.
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ArticleFrom fibre lids to lidless McFlurrys: McDonald’s launches ‘Better M’ platform
On Thursday, McDonald’s announced a programme the company says aims to remove and minimise plastic and improve recyclability in packaging across Europe.
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Article“We need to recover 20 years of engineering”
Eric Pavone, business development director, BU Web Fed at Bobst, talks about the real industry shift from what he perceived as sustainability being used as a marketing approach, to companies dedicating huge budgets and setting self-imposed deadlines.
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ArticleSustainability perspectives: SP Group
In the latest instalment of our Sustainability Awards gold sponsor video interviews, Maria de Guia Blanco Ramos, SP Group’s director of R&D Projects, talks about sustainability challenges and solutions.
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ArticleThe benefits and challenges of digitalized data in the supply chain
There is a long list of reasons why supply chains can become unsustainable. But, according to Stuart Gannon, Delta Global’s Commercial Director, digitalized data is set to to transform the industry in a big way.
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ArticleSustainability and the need to grab consumer attention puts FMCG packaging centre stage
The world of fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) packaging is changing rapidly, with new demands around e-commerce-ready options, a greater focus on sustainability and an increased need for product segmentation and customisation.
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ArticleRobot revolution: how does packaging need to adapt for the droid generation?
Companies need to do more to embrace rapidly-advancing technology and not be left behind by the “robot revolution”, according to Robert Lockyer, who owns luxury packaging provider Delta Global.
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ArticleSealing the deal: granting access while staying safe
With more older people being affected by arthritis, designers must develop new ways to ensure packaging is easily accessible to users, while maintaining pack security.
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ArticleTetra Pak study shows convergence of environment and health
Tetra Pak has revealed the findings from a global research study in partnership with Ipsos on two pressing consumer demands: the environment and health.
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ArticleVideo: Sustainable Packaging Summit 2019 - part 5
What's the most sustainable path to a circular economy? Should we prioritise recycling or reuse? In the fifth and final film from the Sustainable Packaging Summit 2019 Tim Sykes leads a panel discussion featuring PepsiCo, P&G, CEFLEX and TerraCycle
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ArticleVideo: Sustainable Packaging Summit 2019 - part 4
In the penultimate film shot at the Sustainable Packaging Summit 2019 TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky talks about eliminating the idea of waste and the new Loop e-commerce platform, based around on reusable packaging.
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ArticleOn Second Thoughts... Waste and responsibility: a rite of passage for global leadership
Dana Mosora is a passionate circular economy advocate, currently working as a workstream consultant for CEFLEX, and also a social entrepreneur who has co-founded the ASASE.
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ArticleWaste less, make more
According to National Geographic, only around nine per cent of all the plastic ever made is likely to be recycled.
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ArticleThe Rapid Interview: Safe Load Testing Technologies
Safe Load Testing Technologies' CEO Alberto Tellechea is up next to answer our Rapid Interview questions.
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ArticleVideo: Sustainable Packaging Summit 2019 - part 3
In the third of five films from the Sustainable Packaging Summit 2019, Chris Daly discusses PepsiCo's challenges around integrating its packaging into a circular economy and its multi-faceted strategy to realise it
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ArticleMaking the case for plastics packaging
It has been a challenging period for the plastics packaging industry with difficult market conditions and the ongoing 'war on plastics' having an effect.
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ArticlePlastics – the insider perspective
At the start of K 2019, Packaging Europe asks some major players in the plastics packaging industry a few pertinent questions about the big issues the industry faces today and finds out about their sustainability drive and innovations.
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ArticleOn Second Thoughts... Practical recyclability is the only version of recyclability
In this column, Tom Szaky looks below the surface of recyclability claims and highlights the gap between technical recyclability and practical recyclability.
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ArticleCombining Japanese and British/European style
Adrian Whitefoord, founder and partner at Pemberton & Whitfoord, explores how British/European retail style was introduced to Japan using the medium of packaging.
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Video: "Paper where possible, plastic when useful"
With so many variables and complexities, how do you identify the most sustainable packaging solution? Graeme Smith discusses Mondi's customer-centric approach.