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Bookings are now open for the Australian Institute of Packaging's new ‘Sustainable Packaging Guidelines’ advanced training course, to be held virtually on 12 October 2021.

The purpose of the advanced training course is to assist companies integrate the 10 Principles of the Sustainable Packaging Guidelines (SPGs) into the appropriate business areas, to achieve the optimal outcomes for packaging functionality and to collectively work to meet Australia's 2025 National Packaging Targets.

The course is the next step in sustainable packaging design knowledge-building, designed for those who already have knowledge and training in the basics surrounding the 2025 targets and SPGs.

The hands-on collaborative classwork will cover action plans and reporting, and help attendees understand how to apply the 10 principles in their business as they work through each principle against varying materials.

Course objectives include:

  • defining the use and application of the 10 Principles of the Sustainable Packaging Guidelines to help business meet the 2025 National Packaging Targets;
  • explaining which packaging is truly recyclable, recoverable and being recycled in Australia;
  • showing that the 10 Principles of the Sustainable Packaging Guidelines is the 'toolbox' to select the most appropriate packaging materials and formats of the product to protect; and
  • teaching these principles to help industry select the most suitable packaging for the Australian and New Zealand markets.

Book your place now by clicking here

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