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Weekly podcast – Is packaging waste policy catching up with reality?

This week: Adam Read, chief external affairs and sustainability officer at Suez UK talks with Ian Welsh about the impacts of extended producer responsibility for the packaging sector, and the real opportunities that this can offer. Plus: recycled polyester under fire as UK bans f ...  Show more

Is fermentation the future of food production?

Cargill's vice president of global core research and development, Cordell Hardy, talks with Ian Welsh about the potential of fermentation in providing scalable solution for food ingredient production. They discuss how integrated fermentation is in our everyday lives, from zero-ca ...  Show more

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