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Understanding Sustainable Packaging Innovations & Trends:
Understanding Sustainable Packaging Innovations & Trends: Come and hear three leading sustainable packaging experts discuss the latest trends and innovations available to the industry on Wednesday the 12th of October 11.00 am to 12.30 pm. Speakers include James Romhany, National Sales Manager, Confoil NZ Ltd, Anthony Peyton MAIP, Director, GreenChip and Dr Carol Lawrence PhD FAIP, Director, 3SustainAbility. At the end of the session the three speakers will open up to an interactive question and answer session at the end from the attendees.
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James Romhany
National Sales Manager
Confoil NZ Ltd
Consumer sentiment towards plastics and foam: Pulp and dualpak as alternatives to replace CPET and polystyrene
This presentation will discuss Consumer sentiment towards plastic and foam and how some companies are moving to Dualpak and Pulp board trays as a sustainable alternative. These innovative paper products are compostable and can be recycled, touching on sustainable forestry as a raw material resource alternative to resins. James will discuss foam and how it has being banished worldwide very slowly, with NZ Foodstuffs only just starting to ban the foam meat tray in the supermarkets and move back to a rigid tray. He will touch on products Confoil manufacture and import and talk about the advantages of foil, a totally recyclable resource with no loss of mechanical properties when recycled compared to plastic alternative. Features and benefits of aluminium will also be discussed and how it is used in the market sector for its barrier properties, retort packaging properties, used in laminates and how we can custom register print on it as an alternative to CPET.
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About James Romhany
James has worked in the packaging industry for 25 years and is a Mechanical Engineer and Toolmaker by profession. He started in the Food Packaging industry with a Company called Plix and is known today as Alto. James entered the industry by designing tooling for Thermoformed Rigid and foam trays, clamshell packaging, Fruit pocket packs, punnets etc and his product Development and design role evolved to a Technical sales role after a few years with the company. The materials used for the packaging were mostly HIPS, Polystyrene, PET and a small amount of Clear rigid PVC. During his 11 years with the company James saw many developments within the packaging, especially the development of the porous open cell foam meat tray. This role was followed Key account/Business development for AEP (now Amcor) and James was specialising in blown PE film mostly for the industrial sector such as Timberwrap, but also Food Packaging such as printed bread bags and Fonterra products. For the last 12 years he has been with Confoil which manufactures many various Foil trays, Paper products and dual Ovenable Paper products along with printed board products.
Dr Carol Lawrence PhD FAIP
Director
3SustainAbility
Understanding Environmental implications of film and paper labels and Save Food Waste initiatives
Food labelling is the most diverse of all label end-uses, providing eye-catching branding whilst displaying critical consumer information - and the selection of the right label is key to the fine balance in ensuring the package can be disposed of responsibility at the end of life. Carol will discuss the environmental implications of the film and paper labels, adhesives and liners manufactured by UPM Raflatac, including the LCA analysis, Label Life that is based on comprehensive lifecycle assessment methodology and conducted in accordance with internationally recognized ISO 14040/44 standards. LCA studies indicate that the environmental impacts of a label’s lifecycle are distributed over a variety of processes, but significantly centred around the raw material selection. Carol will highlight how to match the right paper or film label with the package to achieve the most sustainable outcome. Stepping back from the package label to the actual package itself - protecting the contents of the package is a paramount consideration in sustainability. With this in mind the AIP Save Food Packaging Awards are part of the global initiative to fight food waste and the recipients of the inaugural awards have demonstrated a number of packaging initiatives that will be highlighted.
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About Dr Carol Lawrence PhD FAIP
Carol’s experience in the packaging industry spans over 20 years, starting with a technical role that underpinned the selection of the most appropriate label material to complement the packaging. This role was enhanced by a background in chemistry, including a PhD in polymer chemistry, gained in the UK. She has expertise in assessing the environmental impacts of self-adhesive label stocks, selecting sustainable raw materials and ensuring that mechanisms are in place for third party verification of their environmental credentials. Carol is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) and the Victorian Division Chairperson.
Anthony Peyton MAIP
Director
GreenChip
Fresh Sustainability Initiatives for Designers and Marketers
Sustainable product and packaging design is now a fundamental business requirement. It is driven by: consumer pressures; voluntary business commitments; and global initiatives such as the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals that include targets for the circular economy and food waste reduction. To respond with confidence and vigour, businesses have access to new initiatives that provide evidence backed guidance plus public recognition ensuring the marketing department remains as engaged on the sustainability journey as the design department. Anthony’s presentation will cover two complementary business tools to guide sustainable design: EcodEX, a streamlined life cycle assessment tool developed by Selerant and Nestlé; and PREP, developed by GreenChip, Planet Ark and Packaging Council of New Zealand to classify the recyclability of packaging sold in Australia and New Zealand. Anthony will then discuss the public disclosure of environmental attributes including using Planet Ark’s new on-pack recycling label, which removes consumer confusion. Designers and marketers: Working more closely together to develop to meet commitments to sustainable design.
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About Anthony Peyton MAIP
Anthony’s Engineering Degree and post graduate management qualifications, along with his broad environmental management experience, have allowed him to establish an excellent track record in finding solutions to overcome complex scenarios and thereby identifying opportunities for business improvement. He has been supporting Australian Packaging Covenant signatories since 2001 to develop Action Plans and Annual Reports and has been assisting ALDI Stores, Spotlight and Combe Asia-Pacific with the implementation of their plans, including the development of Environment Packaging Guidelines, staff training, workshop facilitation and policy development. He is on the AIP Save Food Packaging Award committee, the Director of GreenChip and a specialist environmental adviser.
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For further information please visit the Foodtech Packtech website www.foodtechpacktech.co.nz
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