Tetra Pak joins circular economy seminar from concept to practice organized by NXPO

From left to right: Mr. Archawat Chareonsilp, Environmental Policy Director, PepsiCo Asia Pacific; Dr. Petch Manopawitr. Conservation Director of ReReef; Dr. Kanchana Wanichkorn, NXPO Vice President; Mr. Patinya Silsupadol, Sustainability Director, Tetra Pak (Thailand) Limited; Mr. Suwit Kingkaew. Senior Adviser to Executive Committee, CP ALL CO.,Ltd.; Dr. Sujitra Vassanadumrongdee, Senior Researcher at the Environmental Research Institute and Ms. Panrat Phechpakdee, Director of Thailand Institute of Packaging and Recycling Management for Sustainable Environment (TIPMSE), The Federation of Thai Industries.

Swedish-Swiss Tetra Pak, the world-leading processing and packaging solutions company, joined the 2nd Circular Economy Seminar: From Concept to Practice, organized by NXPO or Office of National Higher Education Science Research and Innovation Policy Council in Thailand. Tetra Pak participated in the “Development of Suitable Used Packaging Management for Thailand” session. The session was led by Dr. Sujitra Vassanadumrongdee, Senior Researcher at the Environmental Research Institute.

The seminar was a part of a more comprehensive research program analyzing different options and policy proposals for the low-carbon circular economy and innovation in packaging recyclability. Mr. Patinya Silsupadol, Sustainability Director, Tetra Pak (Thailand) Limited, joined the seminar and shared Tetra Pak’s ambition as the leading food and beverage packaging manufacturer and their advocacy in proper packaging waste management systems. He also discussed the company’s overseas experience in supporting the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) concept.

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