📦 Breaking the Plastic Wrap Habit: Innovative Pallet Packaging Solutions for Humanitarian Operations
📅 Date: 20 August 2026
⏰ Time: 11:00–12:30 CEST
💻 Location: Online: Register Here
🎤 Format: Global Information Session – Briefing & Q&A
🌍 Hosted by: WREC Coalition & HSOT
♻️ Join us to explore practical alternatives to conventional plastic pallet wrapping in humanitarian supply chains. As organizations work to reduce waste and reliance on single-use plastics, this session will examine whether paper- and plant-based alternatives can deliver the protection and performance required in operational contexts.
Featuring Mark Quinn (HSOT) and an innovative packaging supplier, the session will share experiences from field testing in Chad, highlighting lessons learned, challenges encountered, and opportunities for wider adoption.
🎯 Key Topics
✅ Environmental and operational impacts of plastic pallet wrapping
✅ Lessons learned from testing alternative packaging solutions in Chad
✅ Supplier and practitioner perspectives on implementation and performance
✅ Opportunities to reduce packaging waste while maintaining operational effectiveness
✅ Considerations for piloting and scaling sustainable packaging solutions
💡 Expect practical examples, peer learning, interactive discussion, and a live Q&A session.
👉 Join colleagues from across the humanitarian community to explore innovative ways to reduce plastic waste and improve sustainability in supply chains. 🌱📦♻️
