Packaging Europe's Podcast

How can companies get ready for the PPWR, and what help is available? Alexander Reitz, Head of Consulting at PreZero Packaging, shares insights and tips as well as pitfalls to avoid with Elisabeth Skoda. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe. 

Less than two weeks away from Packaging Europe’s Sustainable Packaging Summit, Elisabeth Skoda sits down with brand and packaging design agency Now New Next’s Emmilie Kuks to discuss how the right approach at the design stage can make a pack’s sustainability journey a lot smoother. Now New Next is a Sustainable Packaging Summit partner and will be exhibiting at the event at stand 86. Emmilie is also a a co-host of the packaging podcast PackPraat and plans to do a range of live interviews at the Summit. She recently spoke to our own Tim Sykes to preview the event – you can listen to the episode here. Packaging Europe's Sustainable Packaging Summit will take place at the he Jaarbeurs venue in Utrecht in the Netherlands from November 10th to November 12th, 2026. Click here for more information and tickets. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe. 

What do the recently published CEN design for recycling standards mean for the packaging value chain and particularly for labels? Avery Dennison’s Ronald Wiegers discusses the standards, timelines, collaborations, innovations and more with Elisabeth Skoda. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe. 

We sat down with Geert de Proost, Director of product offering, and Susie Stitzel, Director of product management, Esko, to discuss how recyclability assessments, carbon footprint insights, and structured packaging data can be integrated into everyday workflows.Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe. 

Packaging regulation has been changing and evolving in Europe and across the world, and staying ahead of this can be an enormous task. SAP’s Darren West discusses common struggles companies face and how to tackle challenges such as PPWR and digital product passports, particularly with the help of AI. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe. 

How has the paperization trend evolved in recent years - and how has the development of functional coatings, particularly bio-based coatings, kept pace with this? We spoke with Conor Ludden, senior business development manager at Notpla, to get his take on these questions.Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe. 

A key function of packaging is to keep products safe, but cushioning materials often come with sustainability challenges. Ecocoon, a dry process plant-fibre cushioning technology developed by Yutoeco, helps to address this challenge. Jerome Zhang, senior research and development engineer at the company, tells us more. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe. 

August 12th was an important milestone for the PPWR, but the date was just a first step in an ongoing process, with further detailed requirements coming into force between now and 2030. Martina Schildendorfer, Innovation & Product Sustainability Manager at Constantia Flexibles, discusses industry readiness, requirements, challenges and next steps with Elisabeth Skoda. Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe. 

The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation has become applicable on August 12th, but many challenges and questions remain. Recyda’s Vivian Loftin discusses ways to tackle these challenges with the help of the company’s recently launched PPWR Navigator with Elisabeth Skoda.Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe. 

What can we learn from city-scale reuse pilots? In our latest Packaging Europe podcast, Victoria Hattersley spoke with Carolina Lobel, Senior Director at the Closed Lop Center for the Circular Economy, about the findings from the Petaluma Reusable Cup project and what new reuse projects the consortium has in the pipeline.Packaging Europe's podcast, featuring the leading international figures in packaging innovation, sustainability and strategy, is now weekly! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode.For more packaging news, interviews and multimedia content visit Packaging Europe.