Collaboration can pave the way for environmental sustainability and resilience in the food and packaging industries
By Elena Moruzzi, vice president for automation, digital development and engineering at Tetra Pak
In this Expert View, Elena Moruzzi, Tetra Pak’s vice president for automation, digital development and engineering, argues that waste mismanagement and associated climate change impacts can only be overcome with greater industry collaboration. Across the whole value chain, from multinationals to universities, start-ups and local dairy farmers, we can – and must – work together to deliver a genuine impact, she explains.
BUSINESS NEWS
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BUSINESS NEWS
SIG celebrates 3 billionth aluminum-free aseptic carton pack for dairy products
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BUSINESS NEWS
Tetra Pak shutters Singapore facility amid regional consolidation plans
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PACKAGING & TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Tetra Pak extends recycling investments ahead of new European packaging waste rules
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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Top Packaging Trends 2024: “Digitalized Circularity” to transform industry waste management
21 Feb 2024 --- Innova Market Insights has announced its Top Packaging Trends 2024, with “Digitalized Circularity” taking the top spot. Incoming regulations, notably the UN’s Global Plastics Treaty and the... Read More
Specright: How to turn packaging data into actionable sustainability
18 Mar 2024 --- We speak to Matthew Wright, CEO and founder of Specright, about how its Specification Data Management platform can help packagers make sense of packaging data gathered throughout the value chain, to optimize design and tie-up packaging waste loopholes. Wright also shares insights from the company’s recent sustainability consumer survey and exemplifies recent innovations such as the Coca-Cola label-free bottle that highlight consumer preference for ease of recycling.
Krones at Drinktec 2022: Facing mankind’s big challenges through packaging
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Rabobank: Understanding the sharp rise of advanced recycling technologies
26 Apr 2021 --- Rabobank is reporting a huge amount of investment in advanced recycling globally and expects the number of plants to double to around 140 by 2025. Susan Hansen, global strategist for F&A supply chains at Rabobank, explains why advanced recycling is an important tool in the battle against plastic waste but not the silver bullet. Hansen also outlines the challenges facing advanced recycling, COVID-19 impacts on investment and how and why Rabobank is analysing these new technologies.
Wipak: The journey toward carbon neutral 2025
07 Oct 2020 --- Wipak is on a mission to become the first carbon neutral packaging company in the world. Speaking from the Innovation Plastics Processing and Recycling Conference in Berlin, Germany, Hery-Christian Henry, head of strategic marketing and corporate social responsibility, discusses raw materials, renewable energy, carbon offsetting and solving the plastic pollution and climate change problems simultaneously.
Tetra Pak and Lund University insights: Dairy alternatives set to surge by more than 25% by 2030
01 Oct 2020 --- A study from Tetra Pak and Lund University, Sweden, unveils four plausible scenarios that could impact the dairy industry landscape by 2030, including anticipation that dairy alternatives will grow by 25 to 65 percent by 2030, with lab-grown dairy potentially occupying up to 50 percent of the market. Bengt Eliasson, subcategory manager of dairy ambient at Tetra Pak, and Christian Koch, a postdoctoral researcher at Lund University, share their insights on these latest research findings.
Food Waste Fighters: Packaging for the climate change age
14 Dec 2022 --- In this last webinar of the 2022 series, we will discuss consumers’ preferences for food packaging, how the packaging industry can protect human and environmental health through shelf life-extending technologies, advance waste management, and inspire global governments and F&B businesses to bolster the circular economy. Register now and submit your questions to give them the best chance to be answered!
Sustainable e-commerce packaging in the COVID-19 age
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