Day 2: Innovations and Future Trends in Sustainable Packaging
- Steve Claus - Secretary General, Steel for Packaging Europe
- Engaging consumers to deliver on our packaging circularity ambitions
- Recycling and reuse, complementary models to increase beverage containers’ circularity
- Case studies and practical applications
- Testing results on packaging detection by shape and characteristics
- Improving sorting accuracy for complex packaging (e.g., PET bottles with PE sleeves)
- Yaseed Chuamoo - MD of Deepnest, Greyparrot
Comparing DRS implementations across Europe and their effectiveness in achieving circularity
Integration of reuse and circular economy principles into deposit systems
Circularity in practice: How DRS systems prioritize function and material flow optimization
Comparative analysis of implementation strategies across The European DRS Association’s 19 member countries
EDRSA's role as a platform for international best practice sharing
- Marián Áč - President, European Deposit Return Systems Association (EDRSA)
- Steve Claus - Secretary General, Steel for Packaging Europe
- Steve Claus - Secretary General, Steel for Packaging Europe
- Key findings from a 5,000-consumer study across Europe on packaging preferences, functionality, and perceived recyclability.
- Carbon footprint analysis of folding cartons, covering the entire production chain, with results due soon.
- Pro Carton’s advocacy for renewable, recyclable, and sustainable packaging solutions.
- Winfried Mühling - Director Marketing and Communications at Pro Carton, Pro Carton
- Linda Crichton - Non Executive Director, OPRL Ltd
- Lotte Krekels - Packaging Manager Own Brands, Carrefour
- Steve Claus - Secretary General, Steel for Packaging Europe
- Steve Claus - Secretary General, Steel for Packaging Europe
Pipeline Innovation: Successfully transitioned cold cuts packaging from rigid polyester trays to recyclable flexible pouches through extreme lightweighting, downgauging, and value chain collaboration
Integrated Approach: Achieved cost savings and regulatory benefits by simultaneously implementing recyclability, recycled content, and downgauging strategies in a single change management process
Proven Results: Delivered technically successful solutions across frozen goods and wet wipes categories with validated performance on existing packaging lines through strategic material reduction
- Olivier Adam - Head of Primary Packaging Europe, ExxonMobil
- Innovative Collaboration: Eight companies in the pharmaceutical supply chain are working together to decarbonise devices, streamline materials, and enhance sustainability.
- Design for Reuse and Recyclability: Efforts focus on deconstructing devices to identify reusable components, reducing polymer types, and transitioning to blister-free packaging.
- Driving Change Through EPR: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) takeback initiatives and scalable solutions, including large pharma-led collaboratives, are reshaping packaging and end-of-life practices.
- Marion Briggs - Secretariat, Alliance to Zero
- Steve Claus - Secretary General, Steel for Packaging Europe
- Steve Claus - Secretary General, Steel for Packaging Europe
- Research findings on bioplastic flow at material recovery facilities
- Cost-benefit analysis of bioplastic sorting and processing
- Wang Li - Postdoc, Ghent University
How to prepare your packaging design for the PPWR.
What’s Next for Packaging Legislation: A deep dive into upcoming regulatory changes, including a future focussed outlook on the PPWR.
Potential impact son brand owners and external manufacturers.
Bridging the awareness gap around legislative shifts and the risks of inaction.
The role of co-packers and external manufacturers: How these players are navigating the challenges between brand conception and retail, and their role in driving compliance and innovation.
Future-proofing strategies: Practical steps for businesses to stay ahead of the curve, mitigate risks, and align with circular economy goals.
- Ton Knipscheer - Executive Director, European Co-Packers Association, ECPA
- Marius Tent - Owner and Managing Director, ViaPackagingUG
- Joe Papineschi - Chairperson, Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd
- Fanny Rateau - Senior Programme Manager, Packaging and Waste, ECOS
- Iara Beekma Reis - Head of Business Development, New European Reuse Alliance (New ERA)
- Steve Claus - Secretary General, Steel for Packaging Europe