Course Overview
Sustainability – Packaging Optimization, Life Cycle Approach, Material Recovery Facility, Circular Economy, Consumer Trends, Setting Up for Success
This workshop-based packaging design course provides the tools and insights to deliver better packaging solutions based on taking a life cycle approach.
Course Details & Pricing
Virtual
October 19-20, 2020
10am – 12pm EST and 2 – 4pm EST daily
Price
$400
$600
Learning objectives
- Business case for sustainability
- Life cycle assessment and approach
- Optimized packaging design for waste reduction
- Recycling challenges at a Material Recovery Facility (MRF)
- Applying circular economy concepts
Who should attend?
Anyone working within the packaging value chain from designers, developers and decision makers to raw material suppliers, manufacturers, brand owners and retailers to waste management, re-processors and municipalities.
Course Topics
Packaging Optimization
- Key drivers of packaging optimization for the total value chain
- Extended Producer Responsibility in Canada and Europe
- Addressing risk and cost factors
Life Cycle Approach
- A common language – The Global Packaging Protocol for Sustainability
- An overview of Life Cycle analysis tools
- Finding balance – optimization, sustainability and waste reduction
- LCA case study
Material Recovery Facility
- What happens to packaging in a Material Recovery Facility (MRF)
- Design for Recycling
Circular Economy
- Recap of Design for Recycling (DfR) and Design for Environment (DfE)
- Core principles of a circular economy
- Packaging solutions that reduce waste (sometimes more packaging means less waste)
Consumer Trends
- Addressing consumer trends by segment
- Packaging guidelines for e-commerce
- Smart and intelligent packaging
Setting Up for Success
- How to set up and maintain a successful packaging optimization (and sustainability) strategy
- A toolkit to support designers, developers and decision makers
Course Downloads
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