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Packaging Europe's Podcast
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Episodes
137 episodes
Packaging and the consumer – an exploration with Pro Carton
What are consumers’ attitudes towards packaging and sustainability? How have preferences changed over the years and what are the takeaways for packaging companies? Elisabeth Skoda discusses Pro Carton’s latest Consumer Survey that included over...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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26:38
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The future of retail: exploring the potential of QR codes
We chat with Anne Godfrey, CEO of GS1 UK, a non-profit organisation with a focus on barcodes, about a report into the future of retail they've published.
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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22:06
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HolyGrail from 2.0 to 2030
The final industrial scale tests of HolyGrail 2.0, the groundbreaking collaboration to investigate the impact of digital watermarking in improving efficiency of recycling, are completed. While the final results are being processed, we look back...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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The lifecycle of coated fibre materials
Adapting paper-based materials to new applications is one of the key packaging trends of our time. Stora Enso's Oliver Kuhn and Maria Holopainen talk us through the lifecycle of coated fibres - from materials designed for recyclability, through...
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Sustainability Perspectives: Advances and developments in labels and films
What’s the latest in sustainable innovation in labels and films? Elisabeth Skoda speaks to CCL Label’s Marika Knorr and Innovia Films’ Stephen Langstaff to learn mo...
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25:59
Sustainability Perspectives: Tackling packaging challenges with the right carton sealing tapes
What are some of the major sustainability challenges companies face particularly in the area of industrial packaging? tesa’s Sergiu Crisan speaks to
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19:47
Sustainability Perspectives: Moulded fibre packaging innovations with Cirkla
What role can moulded fibre packaging play when it comes to finding alternatives to plastic packaging? Ankur Gupta, co-founder and chief business officer at Cirkla speaks to
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21:23
Sustainability 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 mi...
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11:47
Topic 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.Circular Plastics is our focus - we talk strategic cha...
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Sustainability 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, ...
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Sustainability perspectives: The 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 in...
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44:50

Sustainability 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 process...
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53:44
Sustainability 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 discuss...
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EUROPEN'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 competiti...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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Sustainability 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 our oceans, which lead to the development of SAP Responsible Design, a tool designed specifically to tackle pa...
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23:55
Sustainability 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 recycl...
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17:32
The 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...
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Season 6
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Episode 28
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Sustainability 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 discuss...
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Material 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 G...
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Season 6
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Episode 27
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PRE'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 th...
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Season 6
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Episode 28
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25:57

Sustainability 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 particul...
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20:08
Sustainability Perspectives: Flexible packaging and more
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 pa...
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21:17
Talking 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 (...
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Season 6
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Episode 27
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35:13

Sustainability 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 ...
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Sustainability Perspectives: Paper 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 collaborati...
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