Meeting the challenges confronting the Asian packaging industry
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- Published on Friday, 01 October 2010 13:01
SINGAPORE – To help meet the challenges in this current competitive business climate, government agencies and industry associations are coming together to rally the packaging industry in an event that aims to educate companies on the environmental and cost reduction benefits of packaging developed according to sustainability principles.
Packaging is one of the major contributors to urban waste and with increasing population growth and limited landfill and waste management facilities, governments worldwide are searching for ways to reducing packaging waste.
The Packaging Council of Singapore (PCS) and Singapore Packaging Agreement (SPA) have put together an elite organising committee to rally the Asian Packaging industry to meet current packaging challenges, build bridges and drive sales through sustainable packaging.
The Event - Asia Sustainable Packaging Summit 2010 - will be held in the Pines, Singapore on 25 – 26 October 2010, and aims to develop a new design paradigm to fortify the Asian Packaging industry's “waste to resources” system and generate ecological, social and economic value. About 300 delegates – including key stakeholders of the packaging industry, primarily from the food, electronics, pharmaceutical and beauty sectors from around the region - are expected to attend the event, which will educate them with knowledge intended to be immediately useful and applicable.
The conference will also be held in conjunction with the 3R Packaging Awards 2010 and the Singapore Packaging Star Award.
Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister For Environment and Water Resources, is the Guest of Honour and will be delivering the Opening Address and presenting the 3R Packaging Awards.
The conference programme will include:
- Packaging awards to recognize signatories who have made outstanding achievements and contributions towards the goals of Singapore Packaging Agreement.
- Info-centric knowledge sharing among industry players, NGOs, governments and academics across different regions and continents.
- Dynamic social networking among participants.
- Educational site visits to functional plants on day 2 such as NEWater Visitor Centre, Semakau Landfill, Tetra Pak and Tuas South Incineration Plant
This event is supported by the National Environment Agency (NEA), Singapore Manufacturers' Federation (Sma), Singapore Food Manufacturers' Association (SFMA), World Packaging Organisation (WPO), and Asian Packaging Federation (APF)
Interested companies and individuals may register here.
