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“It’s about looking at the whole value chain, looking at the front end at what material we can put into the value chain so it comes out at the other end able to be made into a new package,” he said.
Nestlé Oceania head of corporate and external relations Margaret Stuart said understanding the whole system and value chain is important.
“When you understand the players – what’s driving them and their limi- tations – you’re better informed to make decisions on your own packag- ing,” she said.
“The more we understand the chal- lenges everyone in the value chain are experiencing, the more we as brand owners are positioned to take appropriate action.”
Stuart said it is critical that every- one through the packaging value chain understands what needs to be done and works together.
Amcor will be either reusing or recycling all its packaging by 2025... 89 per cent of Amcor’s current packaging is recycling ready.”
— Jasson Mills, Amcor
“The Monitoring Program gives a useful framework to help everyone understand both the progress that is being made, and where we might need to change our direction,” she said.
“This will help us meet the 2025 National Packaging Targets.”
BRIGHT FUTURE FOR FLEXIBLES
The 2020 AIP Australian Packaging Conference looked deep into the
future of printing and flexibles and came to the conclusion that the future was bright, with innovation the key to overcoming obstacles.
A stellar line-up of packaging profes- sionals took part in the live streamed session, hosted by WPO president Prof Pierre Pienaar. Taking part were Joe Foster, director of Omniverse Foster Packaging; Jasson Mills, R+D manager at Amcor Flexibles; Patrick Pollack speaking from Germany from Gerhard Schubert; and Yoav Lotan, business manager for HP Indigo Labels, coming live from Singapore. Pollack kicked off the session, acknowledging that packaging knew it had a massive global problem in the eyes the consumer, who sees endless photos of plastic littered on beaches. However, he said the dilemma was that less than a quarter, 23 per cent, of those consumers would be willing