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    Material insights with Der Grüne Punkt’s Mark Vester

    2024-12-05T10:48:00Z

    Proper packaging waste management and recycling structures are a key building block for a sustainable packaging industry. Mark Vester, Executive Vice President Germany and Business Development at Der Grüne Punkt discusses the organisation’s work as a provider of take back systems and commodity trader, recycling and recyclability challenges, innovative feedstocks, the effect of the PPWR, collaboration and more with Elisabeth Skoda.

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    PRE’s Mathilde Taveau: the European plastic recycling recession

    2024-11-27T08:56:00Z

    In October 2024 Plastics Recyclers Europe issued a statement warning that “The increasing lack of demand for recyclates produced in Europe, the reduced investments in domestic recycling, and the increase in imports of recyclates from outside the EU have been suffocating the European plastics recycling industry in the last few years. These issues are feeding the existing recession on the market - driving many recycling companies out of business in 2023, with further closures happening or planned in the course of 2024.” In this context Mathilde Taveau (Regulatory Affairs Manager at PRE) talks to Tim Sykes about the latest statistics from a European plastic recycling sector in a state of recession, and how regulators and value chain can act to reverse this worrying trend.

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    Sustainability Perspectives: Boosting packaging functionality with coatings

    2024-11-26T09:33:00Z

    Demand for sustainable packaging, whether it’s plastic or paper, is growing. How can coatings help with fulfilling this demand? Siegwerk’s Gilles Le Moigne shares with Elisabeth Skoda how the company innovates and tackles challenges particularly around paper and plastic packaging in the area of food packaging. He also discusses collaborations and takes a look at future trends.

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    Sustainability Perspectives: Flexible packaging and beyond

    2024-11-21T09:25:00Z

    At this year’s Fachpack, Elisabeth Skoda caught up with Wipak’s Food Division Commercial Director Michael Martin. They discussed the transformation towards more sustainability in flexible packaging, innovations, Wipak’s plans beyond flexible packaging, wider industry trends and much more.

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    Talking accessibility in packaging with RiDC

    2024-11-20T13:39:00Z

    How far has the packaging industry come in accessible design, and how can it do better? Victoria Hattersley spoke with Gordon McCulloch and Allan Mabert from the Research Institute for Disabled Consumers (RiDC) to find out.

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    Sustainability Perspectives: A world without plastic waste

    2024-11-07T09:10:00Z

    Avoiding plastic waste is an important piece of the packaging sustainability puzzle. In our latest podcast interview with Dr. Alexander von Niessen, Managing Partner and CEO at Chocal Sustainable Packaging, we hear how the company addresses this challenge through innovative packaging machines that work with renewable raw materials that are both recyclable and compostable.

    Chocal Sustainable Packaging will be exhibiting at our Sustainable Packaging Summit. Podcast listeners can get a 10% discount on Sustainable Packaging Summit tickets! Join us in Amsterdam on 12-13 November. To redeem your discount, use the code PEPOD10 at check-out. Details: www.packagingsummit.earth/2024/

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    Paper bottles and beyond – exploring Dry Molded Fiber technology

    2024-10-29T11:17:00Z

    PulPac and PA Consulting have set up a partnership to create the “world’s first” Dry Molded Fiber bottle under the umbrella of the Bottle Collective. PulPac’s Sanna Fager and PA Consulting’s Tony Perrotta discuss the technology, the collaboration’s journey so far, highlights from 2024 and future plans.
    The two companies will be exhibiting at our Sustainable Packaging Summit. Podcast listeners can get a 10% discount on Sustainable Packaging Summit tickets! Join us in Amsterdam on 12-13 November. To redeem your discount, use the code PEPOD10 at check-out. Details: www.packagingsummit.earth/2024/

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    Sustainability Perspectives: Replacing polystyrene with recyclable materials

    2024-10-23T09:46:00Z

    What are the challenges and possibilities around switching to recyclable packaging materials particularly in the pharmaceutical and food space? Jonathan Cage, Director for Business Development at ICPG, a division of Impact Plastics, speaks to Elisabeth Skoda about the company’s XPP® Polypropylene solution.

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    The growing role of co-packing - with Ton Knipscheer

    2024-10-16T08:45:00Z

    Ton Knipscheer of the European Co-Packers Association talks to Tim Sykes about the reasons why contract manufacturing is more and more central to the strategies of not just retailer’s private label products, but also to delivering the innovation to brands. We also discuss the need for dialogue between the co-packing sector and the wider packaging-FMCG world, particularly in order to ensure alignment around sustainability objectives that contract packers will have an increasing role in delivering. 

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    NVC’s Michael Nieuwesteeg: innovation, the Golden Walnut and AI

    2024-10-03T15:12:00Z

    NVC’s Michael Nieuwesteeg and Tim Sykes discuss the importance of open and rigorous communication in the context of the Gouden Noot competition, as well as how packaging approaches both the wide possibilities and the risks associated with Artificial Intelligence - which is the subject of Michael’s talk at the Sustainable Packaging Summit. 

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    Elvire Regnier explores how Procurement supports Sustainability

    2024-10-02T11:31:00Z

    Elvire Regnier, founder of the Regenerative-Advisory, “Shaping the future of Procurement and Sales through Regenerative Operating Models” chats with Libby Munford, Editor, ahead of speaking at the Sustainable Packaging Summit in a key panel.

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    Cory Connors interviews Tim & GreenBlue

    2024-09-30T13:28:00Z

    Our first every crossover podcast, collaborating with North America’s leading packaging podcast Cory Connors, who interviews our very own Tim Sykes, along with Olga Kachook and Tom Pollock, as we discuss the co-located events the Sustainable Packaging Summit and SPC Engage, which together make Amsterdam on 11-12-13 November the not-to-miss opportunity for strategic alignment, innovation, collaboration and disruptive ideas in the packaging sustainability space this year.

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    Sustainability Perspectives: Innovation in plant-fibre based packaging

    2024-09-26T06:41:00Z

    What are the benefits of using plant fibre-based packaging, what have some of the recent innovations been, and what is the potential for fibre-based packaging beyond wood? Howard Ma, vice president of Yuto Group and Yutoeco discusses this and much more with Elisabeth Skoda.

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    Vikas Chhajer: Valuing waste and workers in India and beyond

    2024-09-24T10:04:00Z

    As one of the world’s biggest recyclers by volume, Gemini Corporation has been working to establish scrap materials as a valuable, traceable resource for the past 35 years. Emma Liggins sits down with Chief Sustainability and Strategy Officer Vikas Chhajer to hear more about the organization’s efforts to improve collection, sorting, and livelihoods in India’s informal waste sector; the challenges it faces in its work worldwide; and its plans for global waste management in the future.

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    Sustainability Perspectives: Navigating the green transition with data- driven strategies

    2024-09-16T09:32:00Z

    Sustainability demands are constantly growing, especially in in Europe, also due to regulations like the European Commission’s CSRD-based ESRS. Mitja Brgant, Director of European Operations at sustainability analytics specialist Trayak talks us through the importance of a holistic, data-driven approach and what steps companies can take to achieve their sustainability goals.

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    Sustainability Perspectives: Tackling e-commerce challenges with adhesive tapes

    2024-09-11T09:34:00Z

    The e-commerce sector is steadily growing. Adhesive tape producer monta’s Sylvia Di Felice discusses e-commerce market conditions, challenges, the opportunities that come from choosing the right adhesive tapes, reducing CO2 emissions, recyclability and more with Elisabeth Skoda.

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    Sustainability Perspectives: The machinery manufacturer’s view on flexibles

    2024-09-02T10:05:00Z

    What are the key trends in the flexible packaging market right now? How does a machinery manufacturer tackle the sustainability demands on flexible packaging such as design for recycling and novel materials? How does collaboration help tackle these challenges? Bobst’s Sara Alexander discusses this and much more with Elisabeth Skoda.

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    Using existing infrastructure for new materials with Solutum’s Daniel Friedmann

    2024-08-20T14:41:00Z

    Libby Munford chats with Daniel Friedmann, who has recently been announced as Solutum’s Corporate Director and Board Member. 

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    Fashion for Good with Georgia Parker: Making fashion packaging more sustainable

    2024-08-14T11:08:00Z

    What are the fashion and textiles industry’s biggest problems when it comes to sustainable packaging and where do the solutions lie? To help answer these questions, Victoria Hattersley spoke with Georgia Parker, Innovation Director at Fashion for Good – an organization whose mission is to unite the fashion ecosystem to bring about positive change.

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    Collaborative Strength: Three experts unify

    2024-08-06T12:30:00Z

    Libby Munford chats with Marius Tent, Director & Founder, ViaPackaging; Benoit Piette, Founder - Packaging Ecodesign and Circularity Consultant, Bluenote Pack; and Thibaut Mirieu de Labarre, Founder, InspireCo - to find out why they have united to combine their expertise.