# 133 - Sustainable Packaging Innovation with Kevin Davis and Maria Vazquez-Ricote

- Show: [People of Packaging](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging)
- Published: 2022-05-10
- Length: 42m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-05-10-133-sustainable-packaging-innovation-with-kevin-davis-and-maria-vazquez-ricote
- Listen: https://encase.substack.com/p/133-sustainable-packaging-innovation-862

## Summary

Kevin Davis, Associate Director of Packaging Engineering at Dermalogica, and Maria Vazquez-Ricote, Global Account Director for Unilever at Aptar, discuss the development of the Future Pump, a fully recyclable mono-material PE pump. They explain how replacing traditional metal springs with a plastic bellows mechanism allows the entire package to be recycled without disassembly, while meeting rigorous Amazon ISTA 6 testing standards for e-commerce durability. The conversation highlights the strategic partnership between Dermalogica and Aptar, emphasizing early collaboration to integrate sustainability goals like PCR usage and reduced plastic weight into product design from the outset.

## Chapters

- [0:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-05-10-133-sustainable-packaging-innovation-with-kevin-davis-and-maria-vazquez-ricote#t=12) Introduction: Adam Peak, Kevin Davis, and Maria Vazquez-Ricote
- [3:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-05-10-133-sustainable-packaging-innovation-with-kevin-davis-and-maria-vazquez-ricote#t=234) Dermalogica's History and Sustainability Ethos with Kevin Davis
- [9:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-05-10-133-sustainable-packaging-innovation-with-kevin-davis-and-maria-vazquez-ricote#t=552) Aptar's Global Role and Unilever Partnership with Maria Vazquez-Ricote
- [15:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-05-10-133-sustainable-packaging-innovation-with-kevin-davis-and-maria-vazquez-ricote#t=929) The Future Pump: Mono-Material PE and Bellows Mechanism
- [17:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-05-10-133-sustainable-packaging-innovation-with-kevin-davis-and-maria-vazquez-ricote#t=1043) ISTA 6 Amazon Testing and E-Commerce Durability
- [21:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-05-10-133-sustainable-packaging-innovation-with-kevin-davis-and-maria-vazquez-ricote#t=1261) Collaborative Innovation Process Between Aptar and Dermalogica
- [26:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-05-10-133-sustainable-packaging-innovation-with-kevin-davis-and-maria-vazquez-ricote#t=1611) Daily Microfoliant Refill and Paper-Based Dunnage
- [31:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-05-10-133-sustainable-packaging-innovation-with-kevin-davis-and-maria-vazquez-ricote#t=1891) Future Innovations: PCR and Chemical Recycling

## Topics

- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Dermalogica (company)
- Aptar (company)
- Unilever (company)
- Future Pump (product)
- Specright (tool)
- Stout (other)
- Ellen MacArthur Foundation (other)
- Daily Microfoliant (product)

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