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The Significance of March 24 – World Packaging Day

 Why March 24?

Because 24 signifies 24 hours – a symbol of continuity, round-the-clock commitment, and the ever-present role of packaging in our daily lives.

And March?
It stands for movement with purpose, determination, and progress – reflecting the dynamic spirit of the packaging industry.

No other date captures this essence better.
March 24 is not just a date – it's a statement.
A tribute to the unseen guardians of product integrity, safety, and innovation.

Let us pause... reflect... and celebrate.
Let’s listen to what Packaging tells the world – silently, but powerfully.

March 24 – World Packaging Day

 On this meaningful day, we salute the vital role of packaging—a dynamic force that works tirelessly behind the scenes, 24x7, to protect, preserve, and promote.

From farm to fork, from factory to family, packaging is the silent guardian—ensuring product safety, extending shelf life, enhancing usability, and enabling sustainability.

📦 Serves the Product – safeguarding integrity and value.
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Serves the People – delivering convenience, hygiene, and information.
🌍 Serves the Planet 

March 24 – World Packaging Day

🎁 March 24 – World Packaging Day
"Packaging Marches 24 Hours — In Service to Product, People & Planet"

On this meaningful day, we salute the vital role of packaging—a dynamic force that works tirelessly behind the scenes, 24x7, to protect, preserve, and promote.

From farm to fork, from factory to family, packaging is the silent guardian—ensuring product safety, extending shelf life, enhancing usability, and enabling sustainability.

📦 It serves the Product – safeguarding integrity and value.
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 It serves the People – delivering convenience, hygiene, and information.
🌍 It serves the Planet – evolving towards eco-friendly, circular solutions.

As we celebrate World Packaging Day on March 24, let’s recognize that packaging never rests. It marches 24 hours a day to empower commerce, fight food waste, and drive a greener tomorrow.

🌱 Rethink. Redesign. Respect Packaging.

World Packaging Day on March 24, 2012

Message from B.K. Karna on World Packaging Day on March 24, 2012

 
President, IIP-Alumni Association
(On the Occasion of World Packaging Day – March 24, 2012)

Dear Alumni and Packaging Fraternity,

It gives me immense pleasure to extend my heartfelt greetings on the occasion of World Packaging Day, March 24, 2012. This special day serves as a reminder of the vital role that packaging plays in protecting products, preserving quality, and communicating value to the end consumer.

As the President of IIP-Alumni Association, I take pride in the fact that the Indian Institute of Packaging has continuously nurtured professionals who are at the forefront of innovation, sustainability, and excellence in the packaging domain. Our alumni have consistently contributed across sectors — be it food, pharmaceuticals, FMCG, or industrial goods — adding value not just through functionality, but through creative, consumer-centric, and environmentally conscious solutions.

World Packaging Day is not just a celebration — it is a call to action. Let us reaffirm our commitment to:

  • Sustainable packaging practices that respect the planet,
     
  • Innovative thinking that addresses current challenges like food wastage and supply chain inefficiencies,
     
  • And collaborative efforts that enhance the visibility and relevance of packaging in everyday life.
     

Let us also use this opportunity to appreciate the silent, yet powerful role that packaging professionals play in ensuring product safety, compliance, and aesthetics — often behind the scenes, yet so critical to commerce and consumption.

On behalf of the IIP-Alumni Association, I encourage all alumni and stakeholders to organize local events, awareness campaigns, knowledge-sharing sessions, and student interactions to mark this day meaningfully.

Together, let us celebrate the Power of Packaging!

Warm regards,
B.K. Karna
President, IIP-Alumni Association
(Tenure: October 30, 2010 – January 30, 2013)

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The Significance of March 24 – World Packaging Day

 24 means 24hrs ....March means serves with determination For World Packaging Day : No other date is suitable by its significance....lets listen 

World Packaging Day – March 24

 

World Packaging Day – March 24
A Day for Every Packaging Professional

Every day holds its own significance, but March 24 stands out for packaging professionals around the world.
As lifestyles evolve, so does packaging—adapting, innovating, and integrating into every aspect of our daily lives.

This day is not just a celebration, but a call to action—
To promote awareness of the vital role packaging plays in society,
To inspire youth to explore packaging as a dynamic and essential profession,
And to recognize that packaging is no longer a silent technology—it speaks through every product we touch.

Packaging is the lifeline of any product.
It cannot remain hidden or disconnected from our lives.
It protects, preserves, presents, and even persuades.

Packaging is for all, and all are for packaging.
It is everywhere, and it is for everyone.

Think about it—
We live in this world with packaging,
And one day, we will even leave this world with packaging.

Let us come together to celebrate this invisible yet indispensable force,
And reaffirm our commitment to making packaging smarter, safer, and more sustainable.

Happy World Packaging Day!

The Journey of World Packaging Day – March 24

 

The Journey of World Packaging Day – March 24

The celebration of Packaging Day on March 24 was first initiated by IIP Hyderabad in 2006, recognizing the need to highlight the critical role packaging plays in modern life.

Building on this initiative, the IIP Alumni, with the enthusiastic support of organizations such as FAPCCI, APCBMA, APPMA, the glass packaging community, JNGP, the Packaging Club, and many dedicated professionals, decided to take this celebration to the global stage. With widespread endorsement from the social media group of the International Packaging Community, the concept was formalized in 2012—and March 24 was officially launched as World Packaging Day.

Since then, we, the global community of packaging professionals, have proudly observed this day as a moment to unite, reflect, and celebrate our shared purpose.
It is a day dedicated to recognizing packaging as a profession, a science, an art—and a vital force that supports industry, society, and sustainability.

The world has witnessed the power of packaging.
From protecting products to shaping perceptions, from enabling commerce to improving quality of life—packaging is everywhere, and its influence is profound.

World Packaging Day – March 24
A day by packaging professionals, for packaging professionals, celebrated by the world.

The Unique Significance of March 24 – World Packaging Day

The concept of World Packaging Day on March 24 is not arbitrary—it is deeply symbolic, intentional, and meaningful.
It could not have been any other day or month.

Why 24?
Because 24 represents 24 hours—a reminder that packaging works round the clock to protect, preserve, and present products to consumers, anytime, anywhere. It is always on duty, always serving.


And why March?


Because March signifies movement, momentum, and action.


It reflects the spirit of packaging professionals who are constantly innovating, adapting, and evolving to meet new challenges.

Together, March 24 sends out a powerful, eternal vibration to the entire packaging fraternity:

Packaging is always in action. Packaging is always marching.
 

World Packaging Day gives us, the packaging professionals, a moment of deep satisfaction—a day to proudly say that packaging is in motion 24/7, and it marches forward with purpose.

This is more than a profession—it is a dynamic, impactful journey.
Let us use this day to inspire the youth to embrace packaging as a career that not only serves the industry but also serves the nation.

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    Mr. Sandeep Goyal says on March 19, 2012

    Mr B K Karna , President of IIP alumni has proposed the World packaging day on 24th March. We fully support it since this was the day 24th March 2006 that we published first Good Morning Packaging Newsletter. on 24th March 2012 we would complete 6 years of non stop publishing of this knowledge sharing packaging newsletter that too free of charge.  This is published for last 6 years continuously every week. With your support, we have not misssed any week in last 6 years. The first letter went to about 20 people and now it has crossed the membership of 76,000+ members.

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    On this historical day, we have already proposed that any requests on or before 24th March would be converted to premium membership free of charge for the next one year. You can email your requests to info@packagingconnections.com

    I also understand that Packaging Walk is being organized across the country in various cities. So you can also do so in your city and please do send us the pictures and we would be happy to publish. You can do son directly yourself also in this blog,

    With this Enjoy Wonders of Packaging!

    Sandeep Goyal


    20 Responses to “Proposed World Packaging Day 24 March 

    Karna says:

    March 19, 2012 at 9:47 pm

    we have taken the Initiative, to celebrate the event as “WORLD PACKAGING DAY” with a “PACK –WALK” at the Necklace Road, which starts at 9 Am on 24th March, 2012, from the People’s Plaza to the Large Circle of NTR Marg and back to the People’s Plaza, in Association with Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI). 

    Packaging association like AP Plastic Manufacture Association and Corrugated Manufacture Association have also extended the support for PACK WALK on the Occasion of World Packaging Day.

    We have invited Hon’ble Sri Mohammad Majid Hussain, Mayor of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad as Chief Guest for the Occasion.
    Happy to inform that the country has got the “BEST” Institute in the field of packaging with large infrastructural facilities for the dissemination of knowledge and information in packaging. And thus, today, the country has become the “GLOBAL HUB” for the supply of all types of packaging materials and as well as packaging education through Indian Institute of Packaging.

    • hiamnshu says:
      March 20, 2012 at 8:30 am
      great great 
       
    • Shubhabrata Basu says:
      March 22, 2012 at 12:26 am
      Great effort. We all are with you. We, on behalf of IIP-Alumni Kolkata will celebrate “WORLD PACKAGING DAY” on 24th at IIP-Kolkata campas.  
       
    • A SHESH RAJ says:
      March 22, 2012 at 9:15 pm
      Dear Karna,
      Good initiative.AGI glaspac being the major player in Container Glass Industry is with you in this GREAT EVENT.
      A SHESH RAJ DGM MARKETING

       
    • Shubhabrata Basu says:
      March 23, 2012 at 8:00 am
      Dear Friends,

      In our economy today, Packaging plays a very important role. In the era of retail world, packaging is not only protects the product but also it plays a vital role in terms on attraction, communication and brand promotion. The role of packaging in the modern marketing scenario is well established as it plays a great role for the value addition, cost reduction and also to enhance the shelf life of any commodity goods. 
      We use lots of packaging materials since morning to evening. The disposal of these packaging materials is also to be looked upon to save our environment. We have learnt the concept of packaging from our “Mother Nature”, so we have our primary responsibility to save our Nature also. We must follow the 4R's hierarchy in designing a packaging i.e. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Recover. 

      Today packaging is a necessity.      

      Indian institute of Packaging alumni Association has taken the lead role to celebrate the proposed “World Packaging Day” on24th March. We will request you all to come forward and join hand with us to observe the “World Packaging Day” on 24th March.

       In Kolkata, all our friends are requested to assemble in IIP-Kolkata Campus, Salt-Lake City at 4 pm for the celebration of “World Packaging Day” on 24th March 2012 (Saturday).

      Thanking you,

      Shubhabrata Basu
      Vice-President
      IIP-Alumni (Kolkata) 
       
    • Sriman Banerjee says:
      March 23, 2012 at 10:17 pm
      Dear Shubhabrata, Karna,

      Very Positive initiative, particularly on the Part where while we have learnt from Mother Nature about Packaging, in the same note packaging is playing an equal role in generating waste without proper disposable or recycling mechanism.

      Couple of thought starters :

      1)      We need to have a Logo of World Packaging Day, Which also needs to roll out Globally with IIP as a Umbrella Platform.
      2)      While this year we may do within our close group at IIP, next year onwards it needs to be rolled out Globally, where people can celebrate in their work places as well.
      3)      The activity needs to be a balance of Fun and Education about Packaging.

      Packaging Today is not only about Innovation, but moving into Sustainability & Recyclability with special mention of Reducing the Footprint of Packaging at retail.

      Lets Enjoy & Have a nice weekend.

      Kind Regards,
      Sriman Banerjee.
       
    • Aurobinda Bhattacharya says:
      March 23, 2012 at 11:39 pm
      Hi Every body !!!
      This is an excellent initiative ! All the best & Good luck. Enjoy!!! the day  
      Agree with Sriman Comment about a " Logo " & others .
      So communicate with each other & create more awareness about Packaging .  
      Best Regards,
      Aurobinda
       
    • Darshan Vartak says:
      March 24, 2012 at 1:53 am
      Dear All,
      I have designed a logo of World Packaging Day. I fully agree with Sriman Bannerjee.
      Theme for logo is Packaging is ''Environmental friendly'' , as all companies are now reducing carbon footprint.
      I am sharing it on Facebook as well.
      Happy World Packaging Day 
      Regards
      Darshan Vartak
       
    • Darshan Vartak says:March 24, 2012 at 2:21 am
    • We are celebrating World Packaging Day today i.e 24th March 2012. 
      Theme for logo is Packaging is Environmental Friendly.We are making world environmental friendly by choosing proper packaging material and hence reduce carbon footprint.

      Like and share this to as many people as you can so that we can tell the world that we Indians started World Packaging Day. Happy World Packaging Day 

       
    • Fouzia Mujeeb says:
      March 24, 2012 at 4:44 am
      Hi Sir
      I am the Student of Diploma Course J N Govt Polytechnic Ramanthapur, Packaging Technology stream, I also joined this pack walk on behalf of my college
      Its a Great effort
      Thanks
       
    • MOHAN KANODIA says:
      March 24, 2012 at 5:07 am
      have a good day and we are with you in your sucess

       
    • Pradeep Kumar says:
      March 24, 2012 at 9:43 am
      Wish u all the best on world packaging day
       
    • Maneesh Sharma says:
      March 24, 2012 at 9:47 am
      Dear All, Let us take one theme as Darshan Vartak mentioned as "Contribution towards Environment " and publish after one year the Amount in carbon foot print or tonnage we were able to save as a community.Let us spread this across Alumni members and collate region wise and nationally to use thus data for our entity.Regards,Maneesh SHARMA,3rd Batch 
       
    • Sandeep Goyal says:
      March 24, 2012 at 10:32 am
      Hello Faujia
      Thank you, you are gerat and welcome to Pack Walk,
      Enjoy Wonders of Packaging!
       
    • Sandeep Goyal says:
      March 25, 2012 at 3:41 am
      Watch the exclusive video on World Packaging Day Pack Walk in Hyderabad at http://www.hybiz.tv/World-Packaging-Day/166484
       
    • Pawan Ram says:
      March 25, 2012 at 11:12 am
      Congratulation for your wonderful sucess & completing 6 years in packaging field
      Appriciating for ur all support & sharing knowledge with us… beliving u will progress more & achive the limit
      Thanks making me part of ur sucess … hoping u will give ur positive support in future similarly
      Pawan Ram
      Packaging Development Officer
      Cipla Ltd.
       
    • Mukul Tripathi says:
      March 26, 2012 at 1:10 am
      Wishing good luck and a great future to all, related to the packaging sector.
      Mukul Tripathi
      Product Development Manager,
      BJD Paper Products

       
    • Naresh Arora says:
      March 26, 2012 at 2:54 am
      Dear Sir,
      We required stretch film  wrapping system  for PVC long profile, Aluminium sections, PVC pipe and similar products. If you have and know any manufacturer please inform.
       
    • Chakravarthi AVPS says:
      March 28, 2012 at 12:10 am
      The world has witnessed amazing technologies over the years in every field. May be its Steve job’s apple wonders! Revolutionary developments 4G technologies in the case of communication, Google’s mind boggling discoveries, super fast trains, nano chips and so on! So everyone has started appreciating these developments and enjoying the fruits of these results.
      Yet, there has been a silent technology which is hidden and cannot be disintegrated from our daily life so much, that we even forget about its occurrence. That’s Packaging!!
      Yes, Packaging, the silent Sales Man, the 5th P of marketing, which extends life of products. Packaging does not have a death; it keeps on integrating with any product as long as the universe exists.
      Imagine, what would have happened to world if those billions of gallons of milk could not be preserved with the help of packaging innovations. Imagine billions of tons of fruits and vegetables that could go waste without the invention of unbelievable processing and preserving inventions that include packaging innovations as well.
      Also the message that Packaging technology today is just not about Innovative concepts, but working towards increased use of life cycle inventory ( LCI) and life cycle assessment(LCA) thereby reducing the environmental impact and ecological foot print.
    • Despite all this, many people still feel a little shy to claim that they chose Packaging as a profession like any other engineer or a doctor or an IT professional. Today, a packaging technocrat should feel proud that he is part of a big team, that’s saving the Nation! Yes, growth of packaging is now a days, being considered as Economic growth indicator of any country. It is imperative to create more awareness about PACKAGING in the society and encourage Youth to take up Packaging as profession. In countries like 
      India, this is more vital than any other place on the globe, with the retail boom at its peak!
       Indian Institute of Packaging, 
      Hyderabad centre was inaugurated on 24th March, 2006. Ever since, the anniversary is being celebrated as Packaging Day with great enthusiasm and now with the initiation of IIP Alumni President, Mr.B.K.Karna it’s decided that this day should be celebrated as World Packaging Day. Scores of packaging professionals, current students and various packaging industrialists pledged their support towards this cause apart from http://www.PackagingConnections.com PackagingConnections' offered full support by way of communicating to their 76,000+ packaging fraternity across the globe. This was great as it is in perfectly line with their knowledge sharing philosophy.
      Incidentally Founder Sandeep Goyal of http://www.PakagingConnections.com is also from the first batch of Indian Institue of Packaging. Sandeep informed me that http://www.PackagingConnections.com also released their first Good Morning Packaging Newsletter on 24th March 2006, what a coincidence!
      For the first ever time in the history, Pack Walk (March for Packaging ) was performed by around 500 packaging students and professionals, industrialists on 24th March, 2012. The flag off for the March was done by Mr.K.V.KrishnaReddy, the cabinet Minister of the State. Host of associations like Plastics, corrugated boxes, machinery manufacturers supported this event. Mr.V.S.Raju, the president of FAPCII ( Federation of AP Chamber of Commerce and Industry), Mr.Chakravarthi AVPS, Chairman of Indian Institute of Pacakging, Hyderabad, Mr.N.C.Saha, IIP alumni Chairman and host other dignitaries took part in this Pack Walk. This event became a grand success, in a sense it evoked great response from general public, and succeeded in creating awareness on Packaging. 
      On the same day evening, the anniversary was celebrated with a cake cutting ceremony, A summit of Users and Vendors of Packaging meet was organised on this occasion. This event was successful as well with more than 250 delegates’ active participation with their enthusiastic interaction with each other!

      Chakravarthi AVPS
      Managing Director
      Ecobliss India



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    • Any idea on World Packaging Day ???
    • With the aggressive Internet Search options, it appears that there is no World Packaging Day being observed by any one of the Organization / Institutions / Association till this date . 

      Being the President of IIP Alumni of Packaging Professionals in India, we are committed to observe one day as dedicated day for Packaging Professionals which would be known as World Packaging Day under the Global acceptance by the International Packaging Community 

      Our Proposal is to find a suitable day unanimously to observe as WORLD PACKAGING DAY

      Feeling happy to inform that Since 2006, the "Packaging Day" is being observed and celeberated by our students of IIP-Hyderabad and Packaging Industries on March 24, every year.Show less
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    • Prof. B K Karna Packaging Professionals, the biggest group linkedin Group related to the Packaging, 
      where Packaging Professionals are silent on World Packaging Day.
      Looking for more informations, please !!! 6y
    • Venkat S Venkatasubramanian I tried to goggle some info on the first day (even year) when the first packaged product made its debut in the world, but could not find any information. The nearest I could find is Nov 23, when the 1st aerosol can was invented by Erik Rotheim, Norway in 1926. Suggest that we can celebrate this day as the Packaging Day - for 2 reasons 

      1.A particular day related to packaging which has been scientifically recorded
      2. Aerosol pack has got tremendous significance in terms of convenience to consumers and raising the environment awarenessShow less
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    • Prof. B K Karna I am working on it. 
      As we have INDPACK ( Packaging Exhibition & Conference) during November 24-26, 2011 at HICC-Hyderabad, India ( Asia's largest convention centre), we will come out Some Good point on WORLD PACKAGING DAY. 
      If anyone of this group has any idea, please inform us. /6y
    • Andrew Manly Oh dear! I think this is a completely misconceived idea l'm afraid. It could be a focus of a protest rather than celebration. And WPO aren't very good at organising anything. Too many vested interests and too many different products for a single Day. Remember, initially aerosols brought us CFCs too! Professionals stick to making good and better packaging and packaging machines and do not waste their time on such flammery.
    • Prof. B K Karna Dear Andrew Manly,

      Thanks for suggestions !!! 
      But I can not accept any of your views. 

      I know, I am not wasting my time. I am working and also I appeal all to work on this to reach on collective views under unanimous acceptance.

      I am sure, one suitable day will come, we will dedicate that day as World Packaging Day.

      Thanks & Regards.

      Karna BKShow less
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    • Stuart Hoggard @Karma: I think you completely miss Andrew Manly's points:

      Venkat suggested:- Nov 23, when the 1st aerosol can was invented by Erik Rotheim, Norway in 1926.
      Andrew's point, if I'm not wrong, was that aerosols brought us CFC - the greenhouse gas which is now banned worldwide.... so are you proposing a World Packaging Day that celebrates packaging's role in global warming and the destruction of the planet? 

      Are you mad? It would be a PR disaster that would set back the industry in the eyes of the public by decades.

      Look, you're not getting support for the idea either here or in the WPO group.... as Andrew said, most real packaging professionals are too busy "making good and better packaging and packaging machines and do not waste their time on such flammery."Show les
    • Prof. B K Karna Dear Stuart Hoggard,

      I have noted your views seriously and would like to express that you should don't deviate the point what it has not been referred on subject what it has been requested. 

      I am not mad but your deviated thoughts are mad. 

      Packaging is not only linked with Aerosol and CFC, we say always that Packaging has many faces and should be environment friendly.

      What Venkat had proposed, was about the day where 1st Packaging material was invented? It was his proposal with the Aerosol. There could be so many proposals. So, I have appealed to all for the views.

      I am not interested at all to know that the celebration of World Packaging Day will be concerned to flammery Subject.

      WORL PACKAGING DAY WILL BE THE DEDICATED FOR PACKAGING PROFESSIONALS.

      You should understand that the So many LINKEDIN groups such PACKAGING CLUB, PACKAGING CONNECTIONS are supporting. WPO has also taken the matter into consideration. 

      Hope to hear your tough reactions and views.

      With warm regards,

      Karna BKShow less
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    • Prof. B K Karna Dear Stuart Hoggard, 

      I have noted your views seriously and would like to express that you should don't deviate the point what it has not been referred on subject what it has been requested. 

      I am not mad but your deviated thoughts are mad. 

      Packaging is not only linked with Aerosol and CFC, we say always that Packaging has many faces and should be environment friendly. 

      What Venkat had proposed, was about the day where 1st Packaging material was invented? It was his proposal with the Aerosol. There could be so many proposals. So, I have appealed to all for the views. 

      I am not interested at all to know that the celebration of World Packaging Day will be concerned to flammery Subject. 

      WORLD PACKAGING DAY WILL BE THE DEDICATED FOR PACKAGING PROFESSIONALS. 

      You should understand that the So many LINKEDIN groups such PACKAGING CLUB, PACKAGING CONNECTIONS are supporting. WPO has also taken the matter into consideration. 

      Hope to hear your tough reactions and views. 

      With warm regards, 

      Karna BKShow less
    • Stuart Hoggard Then good luck to you.

      I'm sure you know the correct procedure to have this approved & it certainly isn't shouting about it on LinkedIn but through IIP.

      No further commen
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    • Prof. B K Karna Thanks Stuart Hoggard for wishing me Good Luck
      Our efforts are on................
    • Andrew Manly Stuart is right on the money and not deviating at all. This is a misconceived load of tosh and should be recognised as such l'm afraid.
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    • Prof. B K Karna World packaging day will be the dedicated day for Packaging Professionals to celebrate.
      Packaging Professionals will have Great Feelings on this day.
      If such day will be recognized by all, what kind of problem will be noticed ??? I don...Show more
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    • Stuart Hoggard Ok... further comment.... ! :(
      Thanks for your support Karna, I'm sure World Packaging Day will be a great success - a gift of a single day in which every eco-crazy from GreenPeace, to Friends of the Earth and the outer fringes to focus their campaigns on everything from destruction of the rain forests & near extinction of the Sumatran Tiger by paper-makers, the Pacific Gyre (also known as the Pacific Trash Vortex) strangling turtles, methane gas emissions from landfill, plastic wrapped vegetables in supermarkets, mining and oil companies ravaging the earth's resources, even encouraging more court rulings in Mumbai & Delhi against flexible plastic packaging....
      If you doubt it a Google search might convince you:-
      Packaging Sucks (= 6,770,000 results - yes six million pages)

      World Packaging Day sounds like a personal invitation, a call to action, to each of them!Show less
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    • Prof. B K Karna Noted your concern Mr. Stuart Hoggard,

      Our Planet is under threat by the men made energy which rule over the energy from natural resources. We all are concerned for environment, We are serious and Sincere.
      The issue what you have raised, is the concern of everyday. 
      With collective efforts, we shall overcome on environmental issues. Attitudinal changes, may bring us in comfort zone. Scientist from environment and Packaging Science are working for better life. 

      As far as World Packaging Day is concerned, this could be mentioned that the one day in year, will be the dedicated day for Packaging professionals where we will have to expand our views towards the Global Society. We will be happy to promote Packaging Profession and will give message that Packaging is the part of daily life which helps to control the wastage, enhance the shelf life and supports environment in many way for our Progress in our daily life. This will through the many functions such as conferences, workshops, Packaging March and PACKAGING CULTURAL SHOW.

      PACKAGING PROFESSION is the best profession where we care everything.

      Hope to get more tough reactions from your side.

      With regards,

      Karna BKShow 
    • Prof. B K Karna Received reactions and suggestions from this group.
      Thanks to all who supported, who reacted and who supported as an observer. Once again sincere thanks to all. 

      Fevers of World Packaging Day has been started. In Hyderabad, we have been organizing Packaging day since 2006. 

      First time, we are going to celebrate World Packaging Day on March 24. 
      A day is dedicated for Packaging professionals. 

      Appealing all Packaging Professional to observe World Packaging Day on March 24.Show less
    • Gordon Millar BK. (Good Karma?) I have no problems with celebrating a World Packaging Day as such for a bit of fun but I do recognise the potential for it to be hijacked and turned into very negative publicity. There are many pros and cons. It could easily be argued and proven that for example, plastic wrapping of fruits and vegetables is beneficial as it increases shelf life. The points about aerosol CFCs are very valid in the West. No doubt many people have read the often misinformed views about plastics and the energy issues relating to glass production etc etc. All of these points are raised on a daily basis in Western newspapers, publications, TV documentaries and quite regularly in Parliaments as being major - almost heinous crimes which we should all feel guilty about. The industry's counter lobby is relatively weak versus the highly emotive and increasingly powerful"Green Lobby" which you have yet to experience in your country.
    • Perhaps what is not fully understood is that in the West, we are penalised to the hilt over CO2 emissions and waste - most especially in Europe.
      The carbon offset arrangements do little to actually reduce emissions. The Eu Commission is all powerful. There is an active carbon trading exchange on Wall St run by - guess who and whether you realise this or not, the effect is that those companies producing in developed economies are penalised disproportionately, despite massive investments in "cleaning up their act" whilst the rapidly emerging economies such as India, China etc are effectively allowed to continue polluting on a scale which would have a European business prosecuted. This does not result in a net reduction of the "problem" - just a shift in where the problem is caused. A very famous and extraordinarily wealthy Indian gentleman is said to have become the world's first carbon billionnaire as a result of this offset nonsense which in reality, is not much more than misguided social engineering on a global scale which on face value, is supposed to benefit the environment but in reality, creates great wealth for some who know how to take advantage of the scheme.
      I admire and envy the phenomenal growth which you have experienced in your part of the world whilst we keep taxing ourselves out of business through some kind of guilt complex but even if you remove the factor of low labour costs, we are not all on a level playing field. If you had to play to Western rules and restrictions, your growth would no doubt still be mighty, but nowhere as fast as it has been. Also, please remember that with the shift of production from the West to the East, much of your target market is back here in the West so it would not be wise to overpromote to an audience of customers who are under undue pressure to be "Green" and who are aware of the geopolitical aspects, especially at a time when the global economy is highly sensitive. 
      So, my message is that whilst it's great to promote packaging, be sensitive about how you do it. You may be familliar with the expression "blowing your own trumpet". As a Scotsman, even I know that many people find the sound of bagpipes quite horrendous.Show less
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    • Prof. B K Karna Dear GM,
      Thanks and submit respect to you and others who have projected the issue relating to Pollution, and exploring Carbon offset arrangements. God will give us the way to overcome on such issue as this is an issue connecting to sustainability and subsequent innovations. 
      We are serious and sincere for present conditions and also for next generation. Yes, we all are working on such issues. Such issues are being discussed in our WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY also. 
      This discussion is on WORLD PACKAGING DAY. 
      We the PACKAGING PROFESSIOANLS are ready to dedicate a day on PACKAGING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY to care PRODUCT, CONSUMER and ENVIRONMENT on March 24.Show less
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    • Gordon Millar Thanks BK.On that basis and without wishing to offend, presumably God gave mankind the ability to screw up in the first place. All I can say is that if God is going to give us a way to overcome, I wish He would hurry up before we go bankrupt waiting. Rather than waiting for divine intervention, I should like to be able to place some faith in Governments to actually get the thinking right. Whether God or Gov - I suspect that an unwavering belief in either could be misplaced in this matter. Don't forget. Goldmann Sachs were "Doing God's work".Show less
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    • Prof. B K Karna Thanks GM for suggestion!!!

      Please refer my first request to know about " Any idea on World Packaging Day ???

      When we have World Food Day, World Environment Day, and every day has been dedicated for some concern. 

      We would like to focus on our concern only i.e. World Packaging Day : When & How ???

      Regards
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    • Prof. B K Karna We, the packaging professionals, have taken the Initiative, to celebrate the event as “WORLD PACKAGING DAY” with a “PACK –WALK” at the Necklace Road, which starts at 9am on 24th March, 2012, from, the People’s Plaza to the Large Circle of NTR Marg and back to the People’s Plaza, in Association with Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI). The distance will be about 2 kms. 

      We shall be extremely happy, if you can kindly participate the Grand March, which would definitely give an impetus to the packaging fraternity , apart from paving the way to the establishment of a World Packaging Environment, in the years to come.Show less
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    • Gordon Millar On 24th March, I will be playing golf which involves a walk of about 6k. I will be thinking of the residue of glue from the paper labels on my new clubs and the solvent required to remove it, the cardboard boxes in which my balls came,the huge cardboard box in which my golf bag was supplied, the polythene wrappers and cardboard packaging which my glove came in,the bags and tags supplied with my shirts and boxes and tissue paper for my shoes, the trees from which my tees are made and the bags they come in, the P.E.T. bottle for my drink and all the paraphanalia involved in purchasing such items. Yes, I will be thinking of packaging but in many ways, although I have been in the industry and passionate about it for most of my working life, I don't think I'll be celebrating it.
      I look forward to your World Environmental Day with trepidation.Show less
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    • Stuart Hoggard On 24th March, I'll be eating brownies baked by my 12 year old daughter (for better or worse) & later having a few beers on the veranda, glad that I'm nowhere near Hyderabad and this piece of nonsense.
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    • Prof. B K Karna Thanks for gentle comment. Happy Packaging day !!! 
      You eat or drink, Packaging will cheer you first.
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    • Diego Lopez Lobato So.....Happy Packaging Day to all the members of this Group!!!
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    • Venkat S Venkatasubramanian Wish all the packaging prodessionals Happy Packaging Day
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    • Prof. B K Karna World Packaging day was observed with very enthusiasm. We have received good response from many countries and also different part of India. 
      One video clips from Hyderabad for your reference: 
      http://www.hybiz.tv/World-Packaging-Day/166484
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    • Erlinda Leone I did not know that there is a day for all people involved in packaging. We cannot sell products without packaging ! My salute to all packaging people - join the World Packaging Day celebration!
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    • Rose Wang We provide plastic rigid contaniers &closures and tubes.
      We have good experiences to develop novel plastic packaging.
      Anybody who are interested,please contact rose@sunandpeacezhaohe.com directly.
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    • Prof. B K Karna World Packaging Day: 
      Please click the link for more information
    • http://www.labelsandlabeling.com/news/latest/india-marks-world-packaging-day


    • Karna says:
      April 7, 2012 at 6:48 am
      India marks World Packaging Day
      Please click the link on World Packaging Day
      http://www.labelsandlabeling.com/news/latest/india-marks-world-packaging-day

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