The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) will be continuing its support of the Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo (AWRE) as an association partner with a stand and three packaging educational sessions. All of industry is invited to attend the free sessions. AWRE will be held at the ICC, Darling Harbour on the 26 & 27 July.
Wednesday 26 July | 12.15 pm to 1.00 pm: Circular & Sustainable Packaging Design
The first session will be on how to design out waste and create more circular and sustainable packaging with lower environmental impacts. The innovations that will be discussed in the session will be award-winning PIDA and WorldStar examples. All attendees will attain 1 CPD point per session towards the global Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) designation.
Speakers to include:
Leo Jin, senior business manager, UPM Raflatac Oceania
Jack Glover, marketing director ANZ, Accolade Wines
Lars M Ljung, sustainability manager, Planet Protector Packaging
Thursday 27 July | 1.45 pm to 2.45 pm: A Balanced Approach between Packaging Waste & Food Waste
The second session will disccuss the balance required between the environmental impacts of food waste vs packaging waste. The session will discuss the trade-offs, unintended consequences and also showcase award-winning best practice examples of intuitive and innovative Save Food Packaging Design that can minimise food loss and waste across the value chain. Speakers will be recognised designers in the field and will be discussing their most recent PIDA and WorldStar award winning packs. All attendees will attain 1 CPD point per session towards the global Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) designation.
Speakers to include:
Brendon Holmes, managing director, Caps & Closures
Michael Dossor, managing director, Result Group
Alan Adams, sustainability director APAC, Sealed Air
Thursday 27 July | 3.00 pm to 3.30 pm: Australasian Recycling Label (ARL) and how it cuts out consumer recycling confusion
The AIP, AFGC, NRA and APCO are working together to help raise the profile of the value that the ARL brings to all sized businesses, the environment and consumers. This session will provide updates on the ARL, the Marketplace and the new tools and resources available for everyone to access to embed ARL on their packaging, one pack at a time. All attendees will attain 1 CPD point per session towards the global Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) designation.
Speakers to include:
Nerida Kelton, executive director, AIP
Bonnie Marshall, policy officer, National Retail Association (NRA)
Sarah Sannen, head of operations, Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO)
Anyone attending the AIP packaging sessions needs to register as a visitor to AWRE.
You can also go and visit the AIP on stand B37 during the show.
