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The third webinar in a five-part global series will discuss how Covid-19 is impacting the packaging industry in relation to sustainable packaging and global recycling targets.

The interactive session will include a global panel of experts who will discuss global sustainable design targets, the revival of single-use packaging, the revival of plastics packaging to secure food and littering/collection contaminated PPE-recycling issues.

The webinar will be held on 19 August at 5.00pm AEST.

The Panellists will include Nerida Kelton MAIP, executive director of the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) and ANZ board member of the World Packaging Organisation (WPO); Aslihan Arikan, president, Asian Packaging Federation (APF) and vice-president education of the World Packaging Organisation (WPO); Henky Wibawa, president, Indonesian Packaging Federation (IPF); and Chakravarthi AVPS, global ambassador of the World Packaging Organisation (WPO).

The Series is run by Informa Markets, in collaboration with the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) and supported by the AIP.

Additional Webinars will discuss How COVID-19 is impacting the role that packaging plays in food waste and food insecurity (23 September) and global supply chains (21 October).

All AIP Members will attain Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) points by attending this webinar.

Register to attend the webinar here.

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