• AIP State of Industry update webinar: Packaging & Packaging Waste Management Part 3 on data management
    AIP State of Industry update webinar: Packaging & Packaging Waste Management Part 3 on data management
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The Australasian Institute of Packaging (AIP) will run the third State of Industry Webinar on the EU Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) on Wednesday 18 March 2026. The session will focus on data management.

Pia Buchmayr, team lead Research at Packaging Cockpit, will lead the webinar, supported by local AIP experts ready to answer questions.
Pia Buchmayr, team lead research at Packaging Cockpit, will lead the webinar, supported by local AIP experts ready to answer questions.

With the PPWR now in effect, companies need to manage, analyse and report large volumes of packaging data. The webinar will cover the key components of a PPWR data management strategy, including the building blocks for reliable and scalable data systems, the types of data required for regulatory compliance, best practices for maintaining a constant flow of data, and the use of data-management tools to streamline data handling and optimisation.

Pia Buchmayr, team lead research, Packaging Cockpit, will present, with local experts from the AIP available to answer questions.

Attendance is open to all industry participants and contributes points towards the Certified Packaging Professional designation.

Reports on the previous two webinars in this series are available: the first webinar focused on the regulation’s objectives, waste reduction targets, recyclability, reusability and labelling; the second webinar examined compliance requirements for companies importing packaging into the EU.

Register for the webinar here.

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