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“Loop”, the joint initiative of Carrefour and TerraCycle, aims to improve recycling. Photo: Carrefour

France Develops Loop System for Reusable Packaging

It doesn’t just look good: The Adidas FUTURECRAFT.LOOP is a running shoe that is 100% recyclable. Photo: ADIDAS AG

Adidas Boosts Recycling with Trainers

From 20 May 2019 cigarette packaging and related product packaging in the EU must be marked with an individual ID code pursuant to the EU Tobacco Product Directive. Photo: Tim Reckmann@ flickr.com

EU Tobacco Products Directive: Track and Trace for tobacco products

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Unboxing experiences for e-Commerce packaging

This hazard symbol tells us that washing detergent must not be handled by children. Photo: 185630844 | Copyright: fotohansel, fotolia.com

Packaging Symbols, Part 4: User safety

A paradise in light brown and grey. Not many online retailers use shipping packaging that does justice to their brands. Photo: #93753230, Paketdienst © Bumann, www.fotolia.com

The unboxing experience as part of brand communication

Forgot the tomato ketchup for your French fries? Order online and have it delivered by drone rather than collecting it in the car – this is more eco-friendly. Photo: Amazon

Parcel by Drone: 13 minutes from the order to delivery

The Möbius loop tells us that the packaged product can be recycled. Photo: Wikipedia

Packaging Symbols, Part 3: Recycling

The Möbius loop tells us that the packaged product can be recycled. Photo: Wikipedia

Karaoke Packaging

Water from the bottle: the Solar Dripper makes for an optimum water supply for plants – from orchids to tomatoes. Photo: Solar Dripper

Bottles instead of the Watering Can

Digitisation and augmented reality applications on packaging are increasingly blurring the distinction between the real and digital worlds.

Gamified packaging

Illegal cigarette trade generates billions of tax losses for the EU. The introduction of Track and Trace systems is hoped to put an end to this. Photo: Domino

Track and Trace for Tobacco Packaging

No plastics tax in the EU. Photo: Messe Düsseldorf, Constanze Tillmann

No to plastics tax in the EU

Colourful soup tin for colourful socks. © Luckies of London Ltd

Tinned socks

With Nintendo Lab the major Japanese company is launching the first gaming console made of corrugated cardboard. Photo: Nintendo / PR

Sturdy and Innovative with Air and Paper

Apple has very much pioneered packaging design and trends. Photo: Apple Vía Santa Fe will showcase Apple’s latest store design with terrazzo floors, quartz walls and oak tables. @ Apple.Inc.

Experts “Unbox” 2018

Over the last few decades the packaging industry, too, has invested a lot of time and effort in optimising its products and processes with a view to recycling. Photo: Stora Enso

100 per cent recycling

Keep it simple: those getting to their Christmas presents fast have good reason to smile. Photo: File: #183509055 | Author: Jelena / fotolia.com

Frustration-free under the Christmas tree

Because of Christmas, far more packages are delivered in December than at any other time of the year. Photo: Element5 Digital, pexels.com

15 million Christmas parcels

Packaging development must take account of demographic conditions, age structures and a country’s culture. Photo: Clem Onojeghuo, pexels.com

How culture and climate can impact packaging

Pet food sales have been rising steadily, which has correspondingly led to an increase in differently packaged products. Photograph: snapwiresnaps.tumblr.com, pexels.com

Packaging for Puss and Fido

Especially when expensive paintings are at stake packaging must fulfil its inherent function particularly well: protection. Photo: Una Laurencic / pexels.com

How do you safely pack US$ 110.5 million?

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pacprocess Tehran - Iran, a growth market

More E-commerce means more parcels shipped. At the same time, the demands made on the packaging industry are rising. Photo: alphaspirit / fotolia.com

Precisely Packaged

According to consumer protection organisations, companies have to pay more attention to educating consumers about the criteria and performance of sustainable packaging.

Eco Design: there is more to it

Supertrees from packaging materials. For this artwork Tom Seelbach was inspired by the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore. Photo: Tom Seelbach

Packaging is Art

Rapid prototyping – also known as additive layer manufacturing – allows the fast and cost-effective creation of models, prototypes, tools and end products, e.g. through 3D printing. Photo: © jean song

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