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PodcastSustainability Perspectives: Exploring the potential of metallized papers
Metallized papers can make packaging stand out on the shelf, but how sustainable are they? Shunho Creative’s Lily Ni and Sissi Xu discuss recyclability and compostability and clear up some common misperceptions with Elisabeth Skoda.
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PodcastTopic of the month: Circular Plastics with H.B. Fuller's Elizabeth Staab
H.B. Fuller’s Global Packaging Sustainability Manager, Elizabeth Staab, sits with Libby Munford, Editor, Packaging Europe in the pioneering podcast of our ‘Topic of the month’ series.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives: digital heating technology and the importance of collaboration with watttron
In this episode of the Sustainability Perspectives podcast, watttron CEO Marcus Stein discusses the advantages of the company’s digital heating technology compared to conventional technology, the need for more innovation in machinery and the importance of collaboration across the value chain to achieve sustainability goals.
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PodcastThe role of the label in enabling packaging circularity
Avery Dennison’s Nataliya Malhanova, Sergio Fregoni from IDEO and RecyClass’s Augusto Bruno discuss the part a label plays in building a circular economy in packaging, from following technical recyclability requirements to integrating labels into fundamental product design.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives: A cross-value chain collaboration for circularity
Tetra Pak, CPR Systems and Lucart have set up a partnership to create a pallet that derives from post consumption processing of materials used in beverage cartons. The resulting Noè pallet has been successfully used by major retailers such as COOP.
Tetra Pak’s Francesca Priora, CPR System’s Melissa Manfredini and COOP’s Chiara Faenza discuss the collaboration and zoom out to the wider topics of material circularity and embedding circular processes in the packaging value chain with Elisabeth Skoda. -
PodcastSustainability Perspectives: Innovation in aluminium packaging
What are the benefits of aluminium packaging and how can the carbon footprint of the material be reduced and recyclability be boosted further? Constantia Flexibles’ Matthias Hofinger discusses this and much more with Elisabeth Skoda.
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PodcastEUROPEN’s Francesca Stevens on threats to sustainability and competitiveness in Europe
Francesca Stevens, executive director of EUROPEN, talks to Tim Sykes about the strategic challenges facing the packaging and sustainability landscape in the year ahead. We survey the fraught geopolitical situation, threats to European competitiveness and progress on the circular economy, and the keys to supporting the integrity of the Single Market.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives: The role of data and AI in the circular economy
In 2019, software company SAP turned its attention to solutions tackling the plastic pollutions in the oceans, which lead to the development of SAP Responsible Design, a tool designed specifically to tackle packaging challenges. Darren West, SAP’s Global Head of Circular Economy Solutions, discusses the advantages and potential of data driven solutions and how they can help with the various challenges the industry faces, from changing regulation to EPR fees and sustainable packaging design with Elisabeth Skoda.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives: Beverage packaging, adhesives and the PPWR
The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation) has been adopted by the European Parliament and is expected to enter into force in 2025. But what are the effects on the beverage industry, and what is the role of adhesives in enabling recyclability and the dematerialization of packaging? H.B. Fuller’s Elizabeth Staab discusses this and much more with Packaging Europe’s Elisabeth Skoda.
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PodcastThe next steps for the Global Plastic Treaty – with WWF’s Eirik Lindebjerg
Following the conclusion of INC-5 in Busan last month, we are revisiting the topic of the Global Plastics Treaty. Victoria Hattersley spoke with Eirik Lindebjerg, Global Plastic Policy Lead at WWF, about what we can expect in the coming months and which questions still urgently need to be addressed.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives: Insights from the Sustainable Packaging Summit with Actega
Coating expert Actega’s Dennis Siepmann takes a look back at Packaging Europe’s Sustainable Packaging Summit. He discusses key topics such as the PPWR, net zero commitments plastic circularity and the rise of fibre-based packaging as well as how Actega can help address these challenges with Elisabeth Skoda.
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PodcastMaterial insights with Der Grüne Punkt’s Mark Vester
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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PodcastPRE’s Mathilde Taveau: the European plastic recycling recession
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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PodcastSustainability Perspectives: Boosting packaging functionality with coatings
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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PodcastSustainability Perspectives: Flexible packaging and beyond
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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PodcastTalking accessibility in packaging with RiDC
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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PodcastSustainability Perspectives: A world without plastic waste
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/ -
PodcastPaper bottles and beyond – exploring Dry Molded Fiber technology
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/ -
PodcastSustainability Perspectives: Replacing polystyrene with recyclable materials
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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PodcastThe growing role of co-packing - with Ton Knipscheer
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.