All Member Forum

Hello members of IOPP,

I'm a Digital Media undergraduate with an emphasis on packaging from the University of Houston. I'm currently in the process of applying for a scholarship that would allow me to travel to another country for research purposes. Since I am interested in sustainable packaging, I would like to research how a particular country is designing packaging more sustainably. However, I'm unable to find information on which countries are either the major leagues in this department or are pushing for major changes in terms of producing greener packaging. I would greatly appreciate your input on which countries are making great progress or are the upcoming players when it comes to producing sustainable packaging. I would also love to hear suggestions on other possible topics for research that is related to sustainable packaging or how I can make my research topic more specific. 

Thank you, 

Hy

Hello members of IOPP,

I'm a Digital Media undergraduate with an emphasis on packaging from the University of Houston. I'm currently in the process of applying for a scholarship that would allow me to travel to another country for research purposes. Since I am interested in sustainable packaging, I would like to research how a particular country is designing packaging more sustainably. However, I'm unable to find information on which countries are either the major leagues in this department or are pushing for major changes in terms of producing greener packaging. I would greatly appreciate your input on which countries are making great progress or are the upcoming players when it comes to producing sustainable packaging. I would also love to hear suggestions on other possible topics for research that is related to sustainable packaging or how I can make my research topic more specific. 

Thank you, 

Hy

Hello Hy,

Another possible area of research might be packaging as it relates to shelf stable foods. Some countries utilize this more than others. Aseptic packaging, retorting, or high temperature pasteurization (shelf stable milk) are examples. Good luck!

Tim

Hello members of IOPP,

I'm a Digital Media undergraduate with an emphasis on packaging from the University of Houston. I'm currently in the process of applying for a scholarship that would allow me to travel to another country for research purposes. Since I am interested in sustainable packaging, I would like to research how a particular country is designing packaging more sustainably. However, I'm unable to find information on which countries are either the major leagues in this department or are pushing for major changes in terms of producing greener packaging. I would greatly appreciate your input on which countries are making great progress or are the upcoming players when it comes to producing sustainable packaging. I would also love to hear suggestions on other possible topics for research that is related to sustainable packaging or how I can make my research topic more specific. 

Thank you, 

Hy

Hello Hy,

Another possible area of research might be packaging as it relates to shelf stable foods. Some countries utilize this more than others. Aseptic packaging, retorting, or high temperature pasteurization (shelf stable milk) are examples. Good luck!

Tim

Hello members of IOPP,

I'm a Digital Media undergraduate with an emphasis on packaging from the University of Houston. I'm currently in the process of applying for a scholarship that would allow me to travel to another country for research purposes. Since I am interested in sustainable packaging, I would like to research how a particular country is designing packaging more sustainably. However, I'm unable to find information on which countries are either the major leagues in this department or are pushing for major changes in terms of producing greener packaging. I would greatly appreciate your input on which countries are making great progress or are the upcoming players when it comes to producing sustainable packaging. I would also love to hear suggestions on other possible topics for research that is related to sustainable packaging or how I can make my research topic more specific. 

Thank you, 

Hy

Hello Hy,

Another possible area of research might be packaging as it relates to shelf stable foods. Some countries utilize this more than others. Aseptic packaging, retorting, or high temperature pasteurization (shelf stable milk) are examples. Good luck!

Tim

Hello members of IOPP,

I'm a Digital Media undergraduate with an emphasis on packaging from the University of Houston. I'm currently in the process of applying for a scholarship that would allow me to travel to another country for research purposes. Since I am interested in sustainable packaging, I would like to research how a particular country is designing packaging more sustainably. However, I'm unable to find information on which countries are either the major leagues in this department or are pushing for major changes in terms of producing greener packaging. I would greatly appreciate your input on which countries are making great progress or are the upcoming players when it comes to producing sustainable packaging. I would also love to hear suggestions on other possible topics for research that is related to sustainable packaging or how I can make my research topic more specific. 

Thank you, 

Hy

Hello Hy,

Another possible area of research might be packaging as it relates to shelf stable foods. Some countries utilize this more than others. Aseptic packaging, retorting, or high temperature pasteurization (shelf stable milk) are examples. Good luck!

Tim

Hello members of IOPP,

I'm a Digital Media undergraduate with an emphasis on packaging from the University of Houston. I'm currently in the process of applying for a scholarship that would allow me to travel to another country for research purposes. Since I am interested in sustainable packaging, I would like to research how a particular country is designing packaging more sustainably. However, I'm unable to find information on which countries are either the major leagues in this department or are pushing for major changes in terms of producing greener packaging. I would greatly appreciate your input on which countries are making great progress or are the upcoming players when it comes to producing sustainable packaging. I would also love to hear suggestions on other possible topics for research that is related to sustainable packaging or how I can make my research topic more specific. 

Thank you, 

Hy

Hello Hy,

Another possible area of research might be packaging as it relates to shelf stable foods. Some countries utilize this more than others. Aseptic packaging, retorting, or high temperature pasteurization (shelf stable milk) are examples. Good luck!

Tim

Hello members of IOPP,

I'm a Digital Media undergraduate with an emphasis on packaging from the University of Houston. I'm currently in the process of applying for a scholarship that would allow me to travel to another country for research purposes. Since I am interested in sustainable packaging, I would like to research how a particular country is designing packaging more sustainably. However, I'm unable to find information on which countries are either the major leagues in this department or are pushing for major changes in terms of producing greener packaging. I would greatly appreciate your input on which countries are making great progress or are the upcoming players when it comes to producing sustainable packaging. I would also love to hear suggestions on other possible topics for research that is related to sustainable packaging or how I can make my research topic more specific. 

Thank you, 

Hy

Hello Hy,

Another possible area of research might be packaging as it relates to shelf stable foods. Some countries utilize this more than others. Aseptic packaging, retorting, or high temperature pasteurization (shelf stable milk) are examples. Good luck!

Tim

Hello members of IOPP,

I'm a Digital Media undergraduate with an emphasis on packaging from the University of Houston. I'm currently in the process of applying for a scholarship that would allow me to travel to another country for research purposes. Since I am interested in sustainable packaging, I would like to research how a particular country is designing packaging more sustainably. However, I'm unable to find information on which countries are either the major leagues in this department or are pushing for major changes in terms of producing greener packaging. I would greatly appreciate your input on which countries are making great progress or are the upcoming players when it comes to producing sustainable packaging. I would also love to hear suggestions on other possible topics for research that is related to sustainable packaging or how I can make my research topic more specific. 

Thank you, 

Hy

Be careful with greenpeace and other special interest groups.  Gather well rounded research (Association of Plastics Recyclers, Macallen Arthur Foundation, Sustainable Packaging Coalition), and realize that the plastics recycling industry is by far the youngest of the recycling sectors.  We've been making trash far longer than we've been recycling it.  Plastics recycling rates are low, not because they are plastic, but due to how the plastic is used.  While overall plastic recycling rates have been reported as low as 4-5% (if not lower), that includes many polymers which were never designed or used in ways to be recyclable.  If you isolate consumer packaging plastics, the numbers are far more appealing (though clearly still not ideal).  

Another consideration here is collection infrastructure and material types.  Material Reclamation Facilities can only sort materials that meet their specs (dimensons, weight, material, contamination) AND that have a market.  If there isn't a secondary market for the material, the sorting facilities won't collect it, and it ends up as trash.

If you further isolate plastics that can be sorted, AND have a secondary market, the recycling numbers are even better.  And this is where consumer packaging can, and should, be focusing efforts; making plastics packaging that can be recovered.  Learn the recycling infrastructure in the end-use regions, and produce packaging that has the greatest chance to be recovered (collected, sorted, recycled).

WalMart has an excellent Sustainable Design document they published early this year as well as part of their Project Gigaton.  APR does as well, specific to plastics.

 That was relevant, but very tangential to your original question; To more directly answer your question; If you want to isolate a specific country, you could look for those which have strict waste and production guidelines for industries, and then investigate how producers who operate in those countries are coping with those mandates.  For example, the U.K.'s impending Plastics Tax.  Or various countries which have (or are proposing) bans on single use plastics (plastic straws being hot topic right now).    

Hello Hy,

Another possible area of research might be packaging as it relates to shelf stable foods. Some countries utilize this more than others. Aseptic packaging, retorting, or high temperature pasteurization (shelf stable milk) are examples. Good luck!

Tim

Hello members of IOPP,

I'm a Digital Media undergraduate with an emphasis on packaging from the University of Houston. I'm currently in the process of applying for a scholarship that would allow me to travel to another country for research purposes. Since I am interested in sustainable packaging, I would like to research how a particular country is designing packaging more sustainably. However, I'm unable to find information on which countries are either the major leagues in this department or are pushing for major changes in terms of producing greener packaging. I would greatly appreciate your input on which countries are making great progress or are the upcoming players when it comes to producing sustainable packaging. I would also love to hear suggestions on other possible topics for research that is related to sustainable packaging or how I can make my research topic more specific. 

Thank you, 

Hy

Hello members of IOPP,

I'm a Digital Media undergraduate with an emphasis on packaging from the University of Houston. I'm currently in the process of applying for a scholarship that would allow me to travel to another country for research purposes. Since I am interested in sustainable packaging, I would like to research how a particular country is designing packaging more sustainably. However, I'm unable to find information on which countries are either the major leagues in this department or are pushing for major changes in terms of producing greener packaging. I would greatly appreciate your input on which countries are making great progress or are the upcoming players when it comes to producing sustainable packaging. I would also love to hear suggestions on other possible topics for research that is related to sustainable packaging or how I can make my research topic more specific. 

Thank you, 

Hy

Hello members of IOPP,

I'm a Digital Media undergraduate with an emphasis on packaging from the University of Houston. I'm currently in the process of applying for a scholarship that would allow me to travel to another country for research purposes. Since I am interested in sustainable packaging, I would like to research how a particular country is designing packaging more sustainably. However, I'm unable to find information on which countries are either the major leagues in this department or are pushing for major changes in terms of producing greener packaging. I would greatly appreciate your input on which countries are making great progress or are the upcoming players when it comes to producing sustainable packaging. I would also love to hear suggestions on other possible topics for research that is related to sustainable packaging or how I can make my research topic more specific. 

Thank you, 

Hy

Hello members of IOPP,

I'm a Digital Media undergraduate with an emphasis on packaging from the University of Houston. I'm currently in the process of applying for a scholarship that would allow me to travel to another country for research purposes. Since I am interested in sustainable packaging, I would like to research how a particular country is designing packaging more sustainably. However, I'm unable to find information on which countries are either the major leagues in this department or are pushing for major changes in terms of producing greener packaging. I would greatly appreciate your input on which countries are making great progress or are the upcoming players when it comes to producing sustainable packaging. I would also love to hear suggestions on other possible topics for research that is related to sustainable packaging or how I can make my research topic more specific. 

Thank you, 

Hy

Hello members of IOPP,

I'm a Digital Media undergraduate with an emphasis on packaging from the University of Houston. I'm currently in the process of applying for a scholarship that would allow me to travel to another country for research purposes. Since I am interested in sustainable packaging, I would like to research how a particular country is designing packaging more sustainably. However, I'm unable to find information on which countries are either the major leagues in this department or are pushing for major changes in terms of producing greener packaging. I would greatly appreciate your input on which countries are making great progress or are the upcoming players when it comes to producing sustainable packaging. I would also love to hear suggestions on other possible topics for research that is related to sustainable packaging or how I can make my research topic more specific. 

Thank you, 

Hy

Hello members of IOPP,

I'm a Digital Media undergraduate with an emphasis on packaging from the University of Houston. I'm currently in the process of applying for a scholarship that would allow me to travel to another country for research purposes. Since I am interested in sustainable packaging, I would like to research how a particular country is designing packaging more sustainably. However, I'm unable to find information on which countries are either the major leagues in this department or are pushing for major changes in terms of producing greener packaging. I would greatly appreciate your input on which countries are making great progress or are the upcoming players when it comes to producing sustainable packaging. I would also love to hear suggestions on other possible topics for research that is related to sustainable packaging or how I can make my research topic more specific. 

Thank you, 

Hy