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Action and compliance rather than just talk
The packaging trends we forecast in our January and February 2018 issues were mainly about sustainability and packaging waste. We did not know what...
Nestlé’s tempting waste management effort
Nestlé India was recently in news for its pilot project in Dehradun and Mussoorie. In May, a study by Gati Foundation found that Maggi...
PepsiCo India rolls out compostable packaging pilot program
PepsiCo India has rolled out a six-month pilot program to sell its snack products in compostable packaging, as reported by the Economic Times. The...
Are we really headed to a circular economy in India?
Although in India we have started talking about the circular economy, I don’t think we really get it. I say this because when I...
#unfairandlovely – challenging colorism
‘You would look beautiful if you had a lighter skin tone,’ is a statement that haunts most dark-skinned people at least once in their...
Tackling the issues – an action plan
We have been writing about the problems that could crop up if the Government of India’s Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016 are implemented as...
Industry ennui could lead to catastrophic crisis
We are past to the various deadlines set by the government on implementation of the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016. If the powers that be decide to go ahead and rigidly enforce this legislation as framed, all hell will break loose.
Legislation banning multilayered structures cannot work
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of the Government of India notified the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 vide a notification dated 18 March 2016. Although some government agencies
Some packaging-related trends for 2018 – Part 2
The most important trend in the Indian economy as well as the Indian packaging industry is hardly a trend; it is more or less a fact of life – uncertain and gradual but positive expansion of the industry and the continued evolution in its use of technology and best practices.
BillerudKorsnäs offers the X factor in paper packaging
How about a paper sack containing 50 kilos of cement that can be dropped from a height of 50 ft as many as 40...
