TOMRA Talks Circular

To accelerate the transition towards a circular economy, we need innovation and new business models, of course. But more than that, we need to maximize the use of the effective systems that already exist. In our latest episode, we talk to Dr. Debbie Fletcher, Director of Operations at Eunomia, about how we can leverage existing solutions to achieve our sustainability targets.

Asia is the largest continent in the world, with many complex and culturally unique regions. This makes the development of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) frameworks for each region a large, complex, and unique undertaking. In our fourth episode on EPR, we talk to Annupa Ahi, VP Public Affairs – Head of Asia Business Development and Strategy at TOMRA, about Asia’s current vision for circularity, how important EPR is in achieving that vision, and so much more.

Over the past two episodes, we have covered various aspects of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), but we have yet to hear from those who are most impacted from this policy principle – the producers themselves. Until now. In this week’s episode, we talk with Katharina Marquardt, Head of Sustainability and Technical Communications (DACH region) at Procter and Gamble (P&G). We discuss the ever-increasing sustainable packaging demands from consumers, how P&G is responding...

EPR provides the legal framework for producers to take responsibility for their product and packaging at all stages of their lifecycles and is fast becoming a recognized approach for ‘closing the loop’. But for EPR to really work, we must all play our part. In this week’s episode, Mike Noel, Public Affairs Director at TOMRA, shines a light on the role consumers play in EPR and Deposit Return Systems. We discuss why it is critical for consumer convenience to be built into the design...

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is an important policy principle in the transition towards a circular economy, as it can create a framework to capture valuable materials and ensure their quality is effectively preserved for use in multiple cycles. The concept is simple enough – producers take responsibility for the entire lifecycle of products and packaging they place on the market – from the initial design phase until they reach end-of-life and are prepared to be used in a new lifecyc...

‘Climate change is the challenge of our lifetime’. In this special episode, Volker Rehrmann, Executive Vice President and Head of TOMRA Recycling/Mining and Circular Economy, talks about this challenge: how we rose to it in 2021, and how we may continue to rise in 2022. We discuss breakthrough technologies, discoveries, and solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change, as well as how collaboration has been shown to enhance growth and performance in the waste management indu...

Governments and policy makers can only do so much in the fight for a waste-free future. To help inspire real change, we need leaders with a deep drive to make a difference, a passion for problem solving, and the knowledge to back it up. We need more leaders like Dr. Ramesh Ramachandran, the newly-appointed CEO of Minderoo Foundation’s No Plastic Waste initiative. In our 10th podcast, we chat to Dr. Ramachandran about what sets Minderoo apart from the rest (spoiler alert: actions speak lo...

Here’s the truth: All plastics, whether bio-based or traditional, have the same negative effect on the environment if they are left to burn or take up space in landfills. Clarissa Morawski, co-founder and CEO of Reloop, is back to remind us that no matter what a material is made of, we need to collect and process it properly if we’re going to ensure that it ends up being turned into something valuable (and stays out of landfills and incinerators). This is the 2nd part of our...

We have a plastic pollution problem, and we have massive garbage patches floating on the surface of the ocean to remind us that we need to do whatever it takes to solve it. We can no longer sit on the sidelines, and no one knows that better than Emily Penn. In this episode, we talk to skipper, dedicated ocean activist, public speaker, and advisor Emily Penn about the many challenges we face today when it comes to the health of our oceans. We also touch on microplastics, and Emily'...

In this episode, Clarissa Morawski, co-founder and CEO of Reloop, explores the complicated matter of moving towards a circular economy – the challenges, as well as the solutions that will help us keep products and materials in the loop for as long as possible, and, by extension, help us regenerate our natural systems and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Reloop is focused on building a world where resources remain resources. To achieve that, they work with governments, industry, and socie...