All Comment articles – Page 51
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ArticleWhen is plastic 'avoidable'?
Rose Brooke, editor of our sister magazine EPPM, raises important questions about the UK government's plan to stamp out all 'avoidable plastics' in 25 years.
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ArticleThe Coming Year in Packaging: Predictions for 2018
Packaging Europe canvassed opinion on the trends and technologies that will characterise CPG and retail packaging over the coming year. A diverse group of industry authorities passed around our crystal ball. Here's what they foresaw.
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ArticleIndustry responds to EU Plastics Strategy
On the backdrop of blanket calls for elimination of plastics, major packaging industry stakeholders have reacted positively to the European Commission’s holistic strategy, released yesterday, for integration of polymers into the Circular Economy.
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ArticlePackaging in Europe at Epicentre of Bioplastics Explosion
Packaging Europe’s Tim Sykes was among the 330 delegates seeking to map the future of a sector that looks to have an increasingly prominent role in packaging
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ArticleEU Releases Holistic Strategy for Plastics in Circular Economy
Amid a flurry of popularly driven single-bullet announcements on plastic waste and packaging, the EU's new strategy is a typically deliberative and balanced approach, setting out to define how plastics fit the broader circular economy agenda.
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ArticleFirst Major Retailer Goes Plastic-Free
The UK’s leading frozen food specialist announced that it aims to eliminate plastic packaging by 2023. Iceland’s head of packaging Ian Schofield spoke to Tim Sykes about the implications.
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ArticleInside Coca-Cola’s Sustainability Strategy
Tim Sykes discusses packaging and Coca-Cola's European Sustainability Action Plan with Joe Franses and Ulrike Sapiro, and discovers that alternative feedstocks, refill systems and returnables are all on the table.
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ArticleMixed reception to UK Government Plan
Specialists in the packaging, sustainability and recycling world have responded with qualified welcome for the 25-year sustainability plan unveiled by Theresa May
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ArticleHow Health and Wellness is Driving Sales Growth in the Food and Beauty Markets
Consumers are increasingly taking charge of their own wellbeing and have become experts on their own health and beauty needs, choosing products that suit their lifestyles.
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ArticleWhat the UK's 25 year plan means for packaging & sustainability
May's beleaguered government won praise for 'getting serious about plastic waste'. What are the connotations for industry - and is the direction of travel conducive to holistic sustainability goals?
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ArticleHappy New Opportunity!
Our new columnist Richard Askam (aka the Digital Nomad) woke up on 1st January feeling curiously good…
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ArticleKey considerations when using lasers to code fruit and vegetables
Hold on to your honey-glazed carrots: is there a revolution afoot in the fruit and veg aisle?
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ArticleKeeping an eye on the line – innovation in inspection technology
Inspection technology plays a vital part in the packaging industry to prevent on-pack errors or contamination, which could result in high costs and damage to brands.
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ArticleA CMO's View of Serialisation
As a leading Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation, Recipharm has had to grapple with the demands of serialisation in terms of its own needs and those of its customers and their supply chains. Erik Haeffler speaks to Packaging Europe
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ArticleAutomation Perspectives
“Good things happen when we combine the potential of automation with the imagination of people,” remarked Blake Moret, president and CEO of Rockwell Automation, speaking at the opening of the 2017 edition of the annual Automation Fair in Houston.
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ArticlePlastic Moulders Battle Cap and Wrap Rage
Often cited as one of modern life’s greatest frustrations, cap and wrap rage affects all ages, with the prising open of tightly sealed packaging causing injury and alienating consumers.
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ArticlePackaging Specification: Whole Life Costs
Stuart Fish, team leader for void fill and protection solutions at Automated Packaging Systems, explores how businesses need to factor in all aspects to get a true indication of the whole cost of life of protective packaging.
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ArticleSuccess with Enhancement
Gundlach CEO and Managing Partner, Dr Uwe Schürmann talks about the industry trend towards short-run packaging for versioning and personalisation, and how enhancement can increase sales with impact right at the point-of-purchase.
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ArticleIs moving to a single polymer the answer?
The M&S Plan A 2025 steps up the retailer's sustainability goals, featuring a One Polymer Road Map & target for 100% of packaging widely recycled. Tim Sykes spoke to Kevin Vyse about the implications & the company's approach to sustainable packaging