All Podcast articles – Page 5
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PodcastPodcast: Waste4Future - a lighthouse project for plastics efficiency
Seven Fraunhofer Institutes have recently announced that they are pooling their expertise in the lighthouse project “Waste4Future”, which aims to increase energy and resource efficiency in the use of plastics. Elisabeth Skoda talks to professor Peter Michel, who is Head of the Polymer Applications Business Unit at Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS, to find out more.
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PodcastPodcast: An exploration of alternative wine packaging formats
Classic glass bottles have been the go-to packaging for wine for centuries. But in recent years, alternative formats such as bag-in-box, cans and flat plastic bottles have emerged.
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PodcastPodcast: Beverage cartons and sustainability
Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Annick Carpentier, Director General at ACE, the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment, and Michael Brandl, Director General at EXTR:ACT, and discusses beverage carton recycling challenges and recent developments.
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PodcastPodcast: Packaging, food waste and the consumer
According to some statistics, up to a third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. In our latest podcast episode, we take a closer look at the issue of food waste and role packaging can play to prevent it.
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PodcastThe German Packaging Act – two years on
Over two years after its introduction, what have been the effects of the German Packaging Act on the industry? Dr. Bettina Sunderdiek shares insights and into the nuts and bolts as well as recent developments.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives - discussing polystyrene and circularity with TRINSEO
Tim Sykes speaks with TRINSEO’s Julien Renvoise about the potential of polystyrene as an infinitely recyclable plastic – and the challenges we face in building a fully circular economy.
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PodcastPodcast: A deep dive into plastic packaging R&D with AIMPLAS
Innovation in plastic packaging has made great leaps forward in recent years. Elisabeth Skoda gains insights into key developments and challenges from two packaging experts at AIMPLAS.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives - exploring PCR with Amcor
Lucie Charbonnel, responsible for Sustainability at Amcor EMEA, explains not only why high-quality post-consumer recyclate (PCR) is so vital for the overarching goal of building a circular economy, but how this can be achieved in practical terms.
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PodcastPodcast: A closer look at smart packaging with AIPIA
In the latest edition of the Packaging Europe podcast, we explore the dynamic smart packaging industry with AIPIA - the Active and Intelligent Packaging Industry Association. Elisabeth Skoda speaks to the recently appointed new Advisory Board chair Stéphane Piqué, and the outgoing chair Dick de Koning.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives podcast: Taghleef Industries
Accompanying our Sustainability Awards 2020 and the Sustainable Packaging Summit, we are speaking to a range of thought leaders from across the packaging value chain to share their insights on major sustainability topics.
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PodcastPodcast: Exploring the circularity of fibre-based packaging with 4evergreen
In this latest podcast edition, we find out more about the 4evergreen Alliance’s work to boost the circularity of fibre-based packaging.
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PodcastPodcast: Trademarks in packaging
Competition around new packaging formats and pack designs can be fierce in the packaging world. But when does it make sense to protect these by trademark, and what are the challenges along the way?
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PodcastSustainability perspectives: Taghleef
Tim Sykes discusses the technological and strategic challenges of building a circular economy with Taghleef Industries flexible packaging and labelling experts Mario Molinaro, Monica Battistella and Simone Baldin.
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PodcastPodcast: Project STOP – tackling ocean plastic leakage
The problem of ocean plastics remains a crucial issue for the plastics packaging industry. Elisabeth Skoda takes a closer look at Project STOP, which aims to address the challenge at the source.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives podcast: Avery Dennison
In the latest edition of our podcast series accompanying our Sustainable Packaging Summit, Avery Dennison’s Hassan Rmaile talks about the importance of accountability and transparency when it comes to sustainability.
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PodcastSustainability perspectives podcast: Tetra Pak
Erik Lindroth, Tetra Pak’s sustainability director, shares his perspectives of a wider look on packaging sustainability, and the positive impacts the company can make throughout the entire life cycle.
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PodcastPodcast: The insider perspective on plastic packaging
Elisabeth Skoda discusses recycling and recyclate goals and challenges, bioplastics, consumer behaviour and much more with Dr. Isabell Schmidt, the managing director at IK the German plastic packaging industry association.
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PodcastIntroducing the Sustainability Perspectives podcast
Accompanying our Sustainability Awards 2020 and the Sustainable Packaging Summit, we are speaking to a range of thought leaders from across the packaging value chain to share their insights on major sustainability topics.
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PodcastPodcast: The holy grail of packaging waste sorting
What are the potential benefits of digital watermarking for recycling and beyond? We speak to Michelle Gibbons, Director General at AIM, and to Gareth Callan, Sustainability Packaging Manager at PepsiCo, to find out more.