Episode #43: [Wild Waste Audio Clip 6] Paper & Cardboard
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Episode #43: Podcast Show Notes
Introduction
Who hasn’t already used a paper bag/cup instead of a plastic one? Is it a (false) good idea? This is a crucial question to bring in the middle of the packaging Wild West!
Luckily, in our series of «Wild W[a]st.e» audio clips, Mr & Mrs Recycling captured the paper and cardboard lobbyists' arguments for you: Are wood fiber-based packaging really
made entirely from natural and renewable materials,
lowering the carbon footprint,
and reducing waste thanks to a good recycling system?
In this episode, we also touch upon the questions about coating and food contact. So, would the paper be your «wanted» material or not?
We invite you to (re)listen to the other «Wild W[a]st.e» audio clips and balance the pros and cons of all the materials we have chased on the Unboxing Your Packaging podcast!
Here are the recommended resources
«Food Chemical Safety. Contaminants» A volume in Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition >> Chapter 9 - Chemical migration from food packaging: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9781855734623500514
Coating solution from Notpla: https://www.notpla.com/notpla-coating/
The vapor phase deposition of aluminum on paper developed by Cilkoa: https://cilkoa.com/
In this episode, we invite you to (re)listen to other episodes as well:
Episode #22: How to envision a sustainable future for the paper packaging supply chain? with Lee-Ann Unger of Canopy
Episode #32: Packaging: the best starting point for more circular solutions and products? with Valerie Langer from Canopy among the 6 panelists
Episode #21: What if seaweed could solve the single-use plastic problem? with Sébastien Bregeaud of Notpla and their algae-based coating.
Where to find Lise, Enzo, and M. & Mme Recyclage?
About Lise Nicolas and Enzo Muttini from M. & Mme Recyclage
Lise and Enzo are both French engineers from the Polytech School of Paris-Saclay University.
They started their recycling careers at Miniwiz in Asia by building the Trashpresso, the first mobile and autonomous plastics recycling unit. While working in the same company, they also created an Opensource Material Database.
Nowadays, they lead an engineering office: M. & Mme Recyclage, which is specialized in materials impact and recycling issues. They are on a mission to vulgarize their knowledge and challenges related to this industry thanks to free-of-access data, infographics, and videos. Their activator and educative initiatives are largely recognized and followed. They have been recognized as National Geographic Green Heroes in 2019. Selected by the foundation pour la Nature et l’Homme in 2020 and awarded by Emballage Magazine in 2021. Last but not least, this year Lise has been selected for the European year of Youth.
They are also wearing other professional hats such as independent researchers, lecturers, as well as founders of Precious Plastic France.
Podcast music
Special thanks to Joachim Regout who made the jingle. Have a look at his work here.
I am happy to bring a sample of our strong bonds on these sound waves. Since I was a child, he made me discover a wide range of music of all kinds. I am also delighted he is a nature lover and shares the Look4Loops 'out of the box philosophy'. He is an inspiring source of creativity for me.