Unboxing Your Packaging

INTRODUCTION Packaging end-of-life! This is actually one of the common threads across several episodes broadcasted in 2021. Yes, soon or ideally later, your packaging will reach the point of not being utilizable anymore. How to ensure that it would be able to reach the recycling or composting industry?  This episode is the opportunity to take a step back and reflect on the insight brought by 5 of...

INTRODUCTION Knowing how could react customers in front of your products and packaging is very valuable. So the main question is: Do you really know what motivates the choices of your customers?   Our guest, Lindsey Boyle is sharing 7 main motivations  from a recent and actionable study. This remarkable approach – from a Finnish and Canadian collaboration – activates opportunities for marketing st...

INTRODUCTION In this episode, I am celebrating the end of the year with you with 3 actionable gifts: the 1st one is already kind of unpacked if you are a regular listener  the 2nd one will help you to wrap your gifts more sustainably with 3 tips  and the 3rd one starts 2022 with a discount on my circular packaging training I am thrilled to get back to you in January with new guests and always more...

INTRODUCTION Did you know that the design stage determines 80% of a product’s environmental impact and costs? What if a creative agency would help your transformation at the branding level, which definitely has something to do with design?  With Hélène Piette, we spoke about how Dragon Rouge London can add value to your brand and your journey to sustainability. They work with companies such as the...

INTRODUCTION What if it was easy to take single-use out of takeout thanks to reusables? Today, you will hear about ShareWares, a platform where numerous "wares" are borrowed, sanitized, and reused (cups, but also other containers to come). For whom? For numerous industries such as cafes, restaurants, and events, but also cultural places and various markets. With Cody, its founder and CEO, we spoke...

INTRODUCTION When a big supermarket chain changes something, it has a huge impact! That’s why I interviewed Charlotte De Vroey, the Sustainability Manager at Delhaize Belgium.  Charlotte shared what is behind their Lion’s Footprint initiative: less plastic, less CO2, and less food waste. Do you know why they are focused on ‘less’ instead of ‘more’? Do you wonder how they tackle the interlinked cha...

INTRODUCTION Have you ever thought about how to make a zero-waste lifestyle easier for yourself or for your food business? With her standardized containers and her low-tech deposit system, Marie has figured that out!  She created L’Empoteuse covering 3 business models in 1. At one point or another, you are part of this! I loved how she shared with ease and humor her advanced market research, her c...

ABOUT OUR GUEST, SAMUEL CHAPPEL FROM LASEMO Samuel Chappel is an event creator and organizer and an expert in sustainable events. In 2008, convinced that it is possible to have fun differently, he created the LaSemo multidisciplinary festival with the desire to combine sustainable development with a festive moment. LaSemo is recognized today for its pioneering work on the subject and its innovativ...

Where to find Jérémie and Freddy met Curry On the website of Freddy met Curry: https://freddymetcurry.brussels/ On social media: https://www.instagram.com/freddymetcurry/, https://www.facebook.com/freddymetcurry.be/ , https://www.linkedin.com/company/freddy-met-curry/ Jérémie's recommended resource for you, our audience ​’’Reinventing Organizations’’, a book by Frederic Laloux: see https://www.rei...

Call to action Share with us Your packaging roar with its dreaming solution Your timeless packaging buddy Your recent highlighting packaging discovery Or if you prefer to keep your mind in holiday mode, share with us how your Wonder Packaging Land would look like and why!? Maybe you even have a brand to recommend! Through all these kinds of packaging, what are your preferences? Their price, their...

  About our guest, Sophie Liu  Sophie Liu is a Business Development Manager for North America at Loop. With Loop since July 2018, Sophie helped Loop launch in 2019 and now focuses on growing Loop’s brand & retail partnerships in North America. Before Loop, Sophie studied ecology and evolutionary biology at Cornell University, where she began her sustainability journey slowly, immersed in the natur...

About our guest, David Katz from Plastic Bank David Katz is the founder and CEO of Plastic Bank, an internationally recognized solution to ocean plastic with global partners that include SC Johnson, Henkel, Procter & Gamble, Carton Pack and Advansa. He is a steward of the Earth and a champion for the poor whose humanitarian work has earned him international recognition. David is also the past pres...

Ese's recommended resources for you, our audience Labels about recycling suggested by Green Blue: https://greenblue.org/work/how2recycle/ The Sustainable Packaging Coalition: https://sustainablepackaging.org/projects/how2recycle/ 'How to Compost' Labels: http://how2compost.info/ The book: "Thinking in Systems" by Donella Meadows: http://donellameadows.org/systems-thinking-book-sale/ Where to find...

The Louise's recommended resources for you, our audience The National Zero Waste Council: http://www.nzwc.ca/ The Story of Stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GorqroigqM The Clean Bin Project: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thecleanbinproject Just Eat It: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/justeatit Freigthened – The Real Price of Shipping: https://www.freightened.com/ Where to find Louise and what she is...

The Colienne’s recommended resources for you, our audience The case study database of “Upstream Innovation for packaging” of the Ellen MacArthur foundation: https://plastics.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/examples The Plastic Pact network: https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/our-work/activities/new-plastics-economy/plastics-pact Where to find Colienne and what she is doing Drop her a line on he...

The Colienne’s recommended resources for you, our audience Governemental report ‘‘Economic Study of the Canadian Plastic Industry, markets and waste’’: http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2019/eccc/En4-366-1-2019-eng.pdf Antoine Repessé with his project “365 Unpacked'': https://www.antoinerepesse.com/work Gregg Segal with his project “7 Days of Garbage”: https://www.greggsegal.com/P-P...