Packaging Europe's Podcast

How can companies get ready for the PPWR, and what help is available? Alexander Reitz, Head of Consulting at PreZero Packaging , shares insights and tips as well as pitfalls to avoid with Elisabeth Skoda.  Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an e...

Less than two weeks away from Packaging Europe’s Sustainable Packaging Summit, Elisabeth Skoda sits down with brand and packaging design agency Now New Next ’s Emmilie Kuks to discuss how the right approach at the design stage can make a pack’s sustainability journey a lot smoother. Now New Next is a Sustainable Packaging Summit partner and will be exhibiting at the event at stand 86.  Emmilie is...

What do the recently published CEN design for recycling standards mean for the packaging value chain and particularly for labels? Avery Dennison ’s Ronald Wiegers discusses the standards, timelines, collaborations, innovations and more with Elisabeth Skoda.  Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now wee...

We sat down with Geert de Proost, Director of product offering, and Susie Stitzel, Director of product management, Esko, to discuss how recyclability assessments, carbon footprint insights, and structured packaging data can be integrated into everyday workflows. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now...

Packaging regulation has been changing and evolving in Europe and across the world, and staying ahead of this can be an enormous task. SAP ’s Darren West discusses common struggles companies face and how to tackle challenges such as PPWR and digital product passports, particularly with the help of AI.  Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innova...

How has the paperization trend evolved in recent years - and how has the development of functional coatings, particularly bio-based coatings, kept pace with this? We spoke with Conor Ludden, senior business development manager at Notpla , to get his take on these questions. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and stra...

A key function of packaging is to keep products safe, but cushioning materials often come with sustainability challenges. Ecocoon, a dry process plant-fibre cushioning technology developed by Yutoeco , helps to address this challenge. Jerome Zhang, senior research and development engineer at the company, tells us more.  Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures i...

August 12th was an important milestone for the PPWR, but the date was just a first step in an ongoing process, with further detailed requirements coming into force between now and 2030. Martina Schildendorfer, Innovation & Product Sustainability Manager at Constantia Flexibles , discusses industry readiness, requirements, challenges and next steps with Elisabeth Skoda.  Packaging Europe's...

The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation has become applicable on August 12th, but many challenges and questions remain. Recyda ’s Vivian Loftin discusses ways to tackle these challenges with the help of the company’s recently launched PPWR Navigator with Elisabeth Skoda. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability a...

What can we learn from city-scale reuse pilots? In our latest Packaging Europe podcast, Victoria Hattersley spoke with Carolina Lobel, Senior Director at the Closed Lop Center for the Circular Economy, about the findings from the Petaluma Reusable Cup project and what new reuse projects the consortium has in the pipeline. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures...

Archroma Packaging Technologies ’ Sameer Singla returns to the podcast to discuss advances in specialty chemicals and how they support sustainable packaging developments from paperization and recyclability to compostability.  Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscribe so you...

It was recently announced that polypropylene cold-to-go cups can now be recycled by 60% of US households through curbside collection.  Paul Nowak, executive director at GreenBlue , discusses how this step forward was achieved and takes a wider look at the packaging and sustainability landscape in the US with Elisabeth Skoda.  Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international fig...

Following its successful European premiere at interpack 2023, Women in Packaging, an event set up to be an international platform for exchange, inspiration and networking enters its second round at the 2026 edition of the show.  Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Nerida Kelton (Executive Director at AIP) and Luciana Pellegrino (President at WPO) to learn more about the event, diversity progress, mentoring...

Using fresh consumer data from Pro Carton ’s 2026 packaging perceptions survey, Pro Carton’s Winfried Muehling, MM Group ’s Birgit Hösch and RDM Group ’s Krzysztof Krajewski discuss how recyclability, material choice and transparent communication influence purchasing decisions, brand loyalty and perceptions of fairness around issues such as shrinkflation with Elisabeth Skoda. Packaging Europe&apos...

Aluminium is a versatile packaging material, but its production can be emission-intensive. Constantia Flexibles ’ Matthias Hofinger discusses how low carbon aluminium and how it can help to address this challenge with Elisabeth Skoda. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscrib...

As Graham Houlder passes the CEFLEX baton to a new leadership team, and prepares to take well earned extended holiday, we reflect on the journey of the European value chain consortium building a circular economy in flexibles to date, lessons learned on collaboration, and the agenda priorities for the critical years to 2030. Tim Sykes speaks with Graham and External Affairs Director, Arne Jost. Pac...

What is the scope for machine vision applications in the packaging industry? Elisabeth Skoda speaks with three experts and members of the European Machine Vision Associatio n (EMVA): LUCID Vison Labs ' Torsten Wiesinger, Murrelektronik ’s Simon Knapp and Advantech ’s Rick de Vries.  Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainab...

Many companies in the packaging space have set themselves ambitious goals to reduce their carbon footprint. What are some of the best practices and paths to success? ACTEGA ’s Dennis Siepmann talks us through the company’s experiences and learnings on their journey to reaching their Science Based Targets, reducing Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, the power of innovation, transparency, balancing varying...

CITEO France has recently joined the Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance EXPRA . Elisabeth Skoda discusses the motivations behind this decision, the implications for producers and the wider challenges and opportunities for EPR systems with CITEO’s Jean Hornain and EXPRA’s Hester Klein Lankhorst.  Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innova...

With the increased popularity of paper packaging come some challenges around barriers, functionality and machinability, and in turn recyclability. Solenis ’s William Kuecker speaks to Elisabeth Skoda, discussing ways to tackle these challenges from the point of view of a chemical company. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustaina...

How can a truly circular economy become a reality? MM Group ’s Katja Tuomola discusses this question from the perspective of a fibre based packaging manufacturer with Elisabeth Skoda, highlighting challenges and ways to overcome them.   Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscr...

With the EU’s PPWR becoming applicable in August 2026 and changing regulations across the globe, brands and converters face a challenging landscape. H.B. Fuller ’s Elizabeth Staab shares her insights on how to navigate these challenges with Elisabeth Skoda.  Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now wee...

In January 2025, the former Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) and EXTR:ACT merged to form the Food and Beverage Carton Alliance (FBCA) with the aim to provide a uniform platform for food and beverage cartons. Recently appointed director general Sebastian Bartels speaks to Elisabeth Skoda about the role cartons can play in a circular economy as well as the alliance’s work and...

Legislation is driving an urgent need to scale up reusable packaging systems. What levers are available to us to shift from limited pilots to volume deployment? Noam Assael talks to Tim Sykes about the lessons Avery Dennison has drawn from market activities and collaborative projects - covering the wider preconditions for scale-up, the crucial need to optimize profitability, and why it's nece...

What is ultra-lightweight paper, and what role can it play to help companies reach their sustainability goals? SWM Internationa l’s Anne-Laure Jaeckel discusses LCA, consumer perceptions, required properties as well as challenges and opportunities with Packaging Europe 's Elisabeth Skoda.  Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, su...