Sustainability Magazine November 2019 | Page 50

SUSTAINABILITY

“ Reusing and recycling is great , but the fundamental problem is the lifetime the packaging has in comparison to the product ”

— Arco Berkenbosch , Vice President , Innovation and Development , Smurfit Kappa
50 be cooperation between all kinds of different stakeholders .”
The consideration of necessary resource use has also become a topic of discussion with retailers and consumers adjusting their attitudes towards the use of single-use plastic in everyday packaging . Recycling plastic is a significant step in our journey towards a sustainable future , but even recycling has its limitations and requires resources to carry out . The questions shift towards our use of single-use plastic and how we can cut it out of manufacturing completely .
“ The fundamental problem on top of recycling is that we use plastic bottles for drinks .
NOVEMBER 2019