PKN Packaging News: The Podcast

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, managing editor & publisher of PKN Packaging News, talks with Joe Foster, CEO of the newly listed Close the Loop Group on circular integration, take back programs and the group's many engagements and initiatives. We open the episode by discussing the merger of Close the Loop & OF Packaging, leading to the listing on the ASX of the new entity called Close The...

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, managing editor & publisher of PKN Packaging News, talks with Brooke Donnelly, chief executive officer of the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO), and sustainability consultant Dr Helen Lewis, about Australia's progress towards the 2025 national packaging targets. We start the episode with a review of the Collective Impact study and its recently re...

Episode Title: How soft plastics can come full circle, with REDcycle’s Liz Kasell. Show Notes: In this episode, Lindy Hughson, managing editor & publisher of PKN Packaging News, talks with Liz Kasell, the CEO and founder of REDcycle, a Melbourne-based consulting and recycling organisation that has over the last ten years developed and implemented recovery initiatives for post-consumer soft pla...

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, managing editor & publisher of PKN Packaging News, talks with Andrew Manly, Communications Director of the Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association (AIPIA) on the digitisation of packaging We commence with Andrew providing an overview of AIPIA's formation and history before discussing the multiple formats of intelligent, or smart, packaging, inclu...

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, managing editor & publisher of PKN Packaging News, talks with Dr Kim Borg from the Monash Sustainable Development Institute’s research enterprise Behaviour Works Australia, about the recent research into the impact of tailored messaging on consumers' approach to single-use plastics. The research study was led by Dr Borg, along with colleagues Professor Jo Lindsa...

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, managing editor & publisher of PKN Packaging News, talks with Sam Aloschi, managing director Asia Pacific at Ravenwood Packaging, and Michael Dossor, group general manager at Result Group, about the expanding role of linerless labels in reducing packaging waste. We start the episode with some background on both companies, their partnership and the variety of lab...

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, managing editor & publisher of PKN Packaging News, talks with Arnaud Gay, head of marketing and systems solutions at Thomas Warburton, and Praveen Kannan, market project manager at SICK Australia, about Industry 4.0, RFID technology the benefits they can bring to the packaging supply chain. We start the episode with an overview of the two companies and the estab...

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, managing editor & publisher of PKN Packaging News, talks with Dr Nicole Garofano, head of circular economy development at Planet Ark, about her career, Planet Ark's involvement in Australia's circular economy and more. Nicole starts by talking about her career to date which has included working in Barbados to establish the annual Clean Up Barbados initiative, a...

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, managing editor & publisher of PKN Packaging News, talks with Helen Millicer, director at One Planet Consulting and a Churchill Fellow, on the fundamental changes required in Australia to meet the 2025 plastics packaging targets. The discussion starts with the major challenges associated with litter polluting our oceans and importance of increasing reuse and rec...

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, managing editor & publisher of PKN Packaging News, talks with Sanjay Dayal, CEO of Pact Group, on Pact's role in industry collaborations and its alignment with the circular economy. We start the episode with a discussion on Pact's ability to lead the circular economy and its work across the value chain to produce and use recycled materials along with producing r...

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, managing editor & publisher of PKN Packaging News, talks with Mike Smith, founder of Zero Co (www.zeroco.com.au), about reducing single use plastic in the home and removing plastic from the oceans. We start the episode with Mike discussing the inspiration behind Zero Co following his encounters with plastic waste while travelling in remote areas of the planet, l...

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, managing editor & publisher of PKN Packaging News, hosts a panel with representatives from five of the member companies in the Open IIoT consortium to discuss bringing the Industrial Internet of Things to Australian manufacturing and production processes as part of the transition to Industry 4.0. The panellists for this discussion are Jim Wallace, sales manager...

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, managing editor & publisher of PKN Packaging News, talks to Dr Carol Kilcullen-Lawrence, sustainability consultant with UPM Raflatac, and Petrina Bint, general manager labels at Wedderburn, regarding recycling label liners through the innovative RafCycle. The episode commences with a review of Carol's work with UPM Raflatac, Wedderburn's business and Petrina's w...

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, managing editor & publisher of PKN Packaging News, presents An Ode to Packaging. The full text of this poem can be found on the Packaging News website at: www.packagingnews.com.au/video-and-podcasts/podcast/the-pkn-podcast-ep-36-an-ode-to-packaging ------------------------------ The PKN Podcast is produced by Southern Skies Media on behalf of PKN Packaging News,...

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, managing editor & publisher of PKN Packaging News, talks to Eva Ross, chief marketing and customer officer at Sendle, Australia's first 100% carbon neutral shipping carrier. The discussion starts with Eva telling us about Sendle's formation and development along with her role in the company. We then move on to the impact of COVID on eCommerce, the incredible inc...

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, managing editor & publisher of PKN Packaging News, and Daniel Flynn, the co-founder and managing director of Thankyou, discuss the company's vision for reducing extreme poverty globally. The discussion starts with Daniel reviewing the formation and development of Thankyou and its transition from bottled water to food and personal care products. Daniel also descr...

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, managing editor & publisher of PKN Packaging News, and Nadia Taylor, co-founder and director of tna Solutions, and patron of the 2021 PKN Women in Packaging forum, talk about diversity in the workplace and the benefits it brings. The discussion starts with the story behind tna Solutions' formation, its pioneering of packaging technology and overcoming early obst...

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, managing editor & publisher of PKN Packaging News, and John Broadbent, director of RealisePotential, discuss the what, why and how of Industry 4.0. The discussion starts with a review of the three previous revolutions in the industrial world and an overview of the fourth that's currently in progress through the introduction of computerisation and connectivity. T...

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, managing editor & publisher of PKN Packaging News, Chris Jackson, self-adhesive national manager at Ball & Doggett and Matt Bowman, production manager at Interweave Group, discuss how packaging labels in the premium beverages sector are a platform for consumer engagement and telling the brand story, including its sustainable positioning. The discussion start...

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, Managing Editor & Publisher of PKN Packaging News, and Anthony Harrison, CEO and Founder of Twelve8 Technology, cover the company's ground-breaking technologies "PaktoEarth" and "SafetoShare". The conversation starts with Anthony's career development, his love of being an entrepreneur, how that passion motivates him and his focus on helping not for profit busine...

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, Managing Editor & Publisher of PKN Packaging News, and Anthony Peyton, co-founder and director of PREP Design, discuss the PREP tool, its use in the industry and how it supports the Australasian Recycling Label (ARL). We start the discussion with a look at the PREP online tool which assists packaging designers determine whether a component of their packaging can...

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, Managing Editor & Publisher of PKN Packaging News, and Ralph Moyle, winner of the World Packaging Organisation's 2021 Lifetime Achievement award, discuss the importance of investing in employee training and sustainable business practices for a company's bottom line. The episode starts with a discussion of Ralph’s achievements that led to his global recognition,...

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, Managing Editor & Publisher of PKN Packaging News, and Michael Grima, Director of qDesign Enterprises discuss circular design thinking and the multiple award winning Oasis Spice Shaker packaging design for Oasis Bakery. Michael, who also refers to himself as the "Chief Cat Herder" at qDesign, has 30 years of experience in the industrial design industry with 28 o...

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, Managing Editor & Publisher of PKN Packaging News, and Nina Nguyen, CEO of Pakko and winner of the 2021 Young Packaging Professional of the Year Award for the ANZ region, discuss the journey to establishing Pakko and developing an authentic leadership style when youth and gender could have been a disadvantage. Nina tells us about her start with producing packagi...

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, Managing Editor & Publisher of PKN Packaging News, Anne Uusitalo, Product Safety & Sustainability Director at Metsä Board and Brad Partington, General Manager for Packaging at Ball & Doggett, discuss the innovations allowing fibre based products to replace single use plastics. We start the episode with Brad providing an overview of Ball & Doggett bef...