An ambitious law to shape a system-wide transition towards a circular economy. France is shaping a system-wide transition towards a circular economy with an ambitious law that has introduced several measures that are a world first.
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is increasingly recognised worldwide as an efficient waste management policy to help improve recycling and reduce landfilling of products and materials.
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Sustainability of packaging materials varies by which sustainability elements are prioritized. Companies in the value chain will need to understand the trade-offs across carbon footprint, recyclability, and waste reduction. McKinsey team shares the key elements which merit consideration in this analysis
In this Packaging 360 Leadership
Never in our lifetime, the world has witnessed such a calamity as that caused by the pandemic, due to the lethal corona virus. Its reach has been unlimited and spread across almost all geographical regions of earth causing severe devastation, such that millions of people have got impacted, many have succumbed to the disease. Governments in most countries had no alternative but to declare lockdowns to stem the progress of this deadly virus and save precious lives of their citizens.
In the last couple of decades consumerism has increased at an alarming pace and so has the quantum of waste; which has led to serious waste management issues. Reuse of materials and waste utilization is not widely prevalent in the production-consumption cycle.
Every year, between June to September, South Asia encounters extremely heavy rainfall. Rainfall turns into a downpour and leads to a flood situation. Monsoon does not appear out of the blue; pre-monsoon showers heighten the arrival of monsoon, which welcomes moisture in the air.
Market conditions are driving up the cost of many raw materials and manufacturers continue to
face cascading supply chain challenges that have plagued the industry throughout the pandemic:
shortages, bottlenecks, logistical concerns and escalating oil prices have been pushing up prices of
raw materials used in the production of laminating adhesives for flexible packaging.
The last 12 months saw a considerable increase in e-commerce, driven by the global pandemic with many retail commentators believing this is an irreversible behavioural shift.
