SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING NEWS

from SPN June 2023

by spnews.com

Talking Trash

Sustainability in FMCG

SPN looks at how businesses in the FMCG sector are embedding sustainability into their practices

Recyclability

Recyclable packaging innovations

Bioplastics Revolution

A groundbreaking development

Paper Packaging

Green Adhesives

POST-CONSUMER

First post-consumer-recycled fiber for mascara brushes

• FIBER FILAMENT IS MADE OF UP TO 65% OF POSTCONSUMER-RECYCLED MATERIAL SHARE

• IDEAL FOR MASCARA AND EYEBROW BRUSHES

• MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR VOLUME, LENGTHENING, CURLING, AND SEPARATION EFFECTS

• SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION

• VEGAN

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Dear Readers,

I trust that everyone is keeping well and staying cool!

Looking at the current market and having got it together with the “Internet of things” and then the Digital Revolution, we are now confronted with yet another technological quantum-leap forward … AI. Add to this the current problems with supply-chain disruption and with the April’24 EU Legislation looming, there seems to be hardly time to focus on meeting sustainability goals or improving efficiency!

However, amongst all the doom and gloom, a chink of light appeared recently when it was announced that we are not likely to go in recession this year after all and that the number of UK unemployed was now down to the lowest level since before the covid pandemic.

In any event, our industry continues to lead the field in recycling and sustainability, despite the many difficult trading conditions that we all experience. Hopefully the success of the recent interpack exhibition will help contribute to our overall efficiency and thereby help us to move ever-closer to a truly circular economy.

Upon reflection, and when getting to understand the benefits of utilising the latest AI technology, there is a lot to consider. As a result, we will be looking closely at the pro’s and con’s of this phenomena in our next issue. You will find it in our ‘20-20 Vision’ regular feature.

As always with SPN, we have a broad range of contributors and a diverse compliment of industry experts available to share their cutting-edge knowledge. In this particular issue, there is a special insight from the Packaging Consultancy: Aura, as well as a valuable feature on ‘transparency’ from Interseroh+. To close, whatever your area of expertise, we wish everyone a great summer ahead and a happy and healthy outcome in all your endeavours.