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Sustainability Episodes

Oct. 13, 2022

Advanced Sustainable Packaging Design - Lancome La Vie Est Belle Pack…

This mind blowing mono-material packaging design makes you question what you thought you knew about molded fiber and product packaging manufacturing. The team at Colourform (yes, with a U), are questioning why everything is o...

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Aug. 22, 2022

Designing the Adidas x Mr. Bailey Shoe Box - How To Be Consistently I…

Black Ink Projects Co-founders Matt and Hayden answer how they are consistently innovative and pushing the bounds of packaging design. After designing the latest shoebox for the Adidas x Mr. Bailey release. Their Mycelium box...

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May 5, 2022

Designing Sustainable Packaging Part 4 of 4 | Ep 92

Whoo! We hit nearly 100 episodes on the podcast, thank you so much for listening. Today we are talking to Michael Napoli of Terracycle and wrapping up our 4 part series on designing sustainable packaging. ** Want to appear on...

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April 12, 2022

How to Design Sustainable Packaging with Terracycle Pt 1 of 4 | Ep 89

Michael Napoli, VP of Material Sales at Terracycle, is a designer turned sustainability expert. He shares how design has to evolve to support sustainability and how it's critical to stay informed and not fall behind. Now if y...

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March 14, 2022

Simplifying Sustainable Packaging with ButterflyCannon Jenny Cairns |…

Today’s episode is a 2 parter, we’re speaking with Jenny Cairns, ButterflyCannon’s Innovation & Sustainability Manager. We spoke for so long about a few different things that it actually made more sense to break it up then to...

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Dec. 17, 2021

Recycling Myths - Keynote Presentation In Lithuania Evelio Mattos | E…

There are so many myths out there in terms of what is recyclable, what's not recyclable, what kind of material you should use, what material you shouldn’t use, where you should use them, and how to use them. Today, we’re …

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Nov. 18, 2021

The Future of Molded Fiber Packaging Design with Richard Dancy | Ep 71

We have all experienced molded fiber, usually as a replacement for foam or plastic inserts (think egg boxes). However, this largely underrated material offers countless possibilities to those bold enough to use it, and it is ...

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Oct. 19, 2021

Zero-waste Packaging Design with Guillermo Dufranc | Ep 68

Today, we’re discussing the realities of waste management in Argentina and the lengths that people go to in order to be just a little bit more sustainable with Guillermo Dufranc, author, YouTuber, and consistent LinkedIn post...

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Oct. 11, 2021

Reusable Glass Bottles & Bottle Bills with Caren McNamara | Ep 67

Years ago, the return and reuse of glass bottles was common practice, but when convenience began to dominate the messaging around packaging, this went out the window. Now, 75% of glass bottles end up in landfills. Through her...

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Sept. 17, 2021

Packaging Design & Recycling: CITEO Aims To Hit 100% Recycling Rates …

In this episode Evelio (@eveliomattos) speaks to Vincent Colard of Citeo.com a company working hand in hand with packaging designers, manufacturers, and recycling systems to get France to 100% recycling rates by 2025. Learn w...

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Aug. 3, 2021

Sustainable Packaging & The Packaging Revolution | Ep. 56

What is the packaging revolution? How sustainability is a communal concept and requires legal enforcement to be effective. Society chooses what it considers sustainable and acts accordingly. The packaging revolution is the waking up of consumers and brands to the …

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July 29, 2021

Top 10 Secrets to Designing Sustainable Packaging Revealed | Ep. 55

Everything you need to consider when thinking of deigning sustainable packaging. Materials, processes, questions, and what sustainability even means. Great way to get started.

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July 27, 2021

Sonos Packaging : How to Design Packaging for a Sustainable Future | …

Jeremy Etchison & Ben Blanchard are the dynamic duo behind SONOS ' Roam packaging. Their team of designers and engineers executed what can be called the future of sustainable tech packaging. A completely recyclable product pa...

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July 9, 2021

Recycling Packaging 1 Material at a Time w/ Simon Van Leuven | Ep 51

Learn what happens to packaging after it's picked for recycling and how to design packaging that increases the chances of actually being recycled. This episode digs into the reality of the recycling and composting systems in place today world wide. …

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May 28, 2021

Packaging Life Cycle Analysis w/ Neil Shackleton | EP 48

What is a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and how can you use it to make packaging decisions? If you're a packaging buyer, a packaging designer, or packaging manufacturer this episode shares insights into the LCA process as well as...

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