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PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL
Volume 1, Number 3 – Summer 2021 Contact information
PUBLISHER &
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Vince Maynard KVJ Enterprises, Tralee, Hillcrest Road, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 6JS, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1732 505724 Mobile: +44 (0) 7747 002286 Email:
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Editorial Deadline for the Autumn issue of GPI 13/08/2021
Green Packaging International ● Summer 2021 1 People
elcome to the Summer issue of Green Packaging International published as High Street sales are once again on the rise since restrictions on non-essential retailers imposed to fight the spread of Covid-19 have been removed.
There is no doubt, however, that the difficult period from which
the world is slowly emerging has had profound effects, especially the impetus given to online shopping. Forecasters believe this trend will continue well into the future and probably result in a permanent change to shopping habits. Online shopping may have driven a surge in packaging across all aspects of daily life, but has also helped to foster further development and adoption of sustainable solutions.
With governments setting ambitious targets to reduce CO2 emissions
and reduce the amount of waste going to landfill, green packaging can play an essential role with recyclability front and centre stage as an important part of the solution. More than ever, purchasing managers have to consider the ability to recycle packaging, thus reducing its impact on the environment, and their decisions are already influencing the operation of the supply chain. The design, choice of materials and selection of packaging by industry and its approval as a practical alternative to plastics by the end-user are all needed to achieve sustainability in the years ahead.
Finally, I would welcome all those newly registered readers, who now join the 12,500 plus to receive this magazine.
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Product News
New EcoShrink compostable film bids to keep plastics out of landfills
DS Smith doubles R&D spend as it accelerates its circular economy strategy
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Extensive paper portfolio from Mondi´s Neusiedler mill in Austria is now CO2 neutral
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UK aluminium beverage can recycling hits record-breaking 82% in 2020
DS Smith
Stora Enso
Stora Enso and Pulpex partner to produce fibre-based bottles on industrial scale
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