# 210 - Oliver Campbell, Dell Computer's Packaging Guy!

- Show: [People of Packaging](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging)
- Published: 2023-08-30
- Length: 35m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2023-08-30-210-oliver-campbell-dell-computers-packaging-guy
- Listen: https://encase.substack.com/p/210-oliver-campbell-dell-computers

## Summary

Oliver Campbell, Director and Distinguished Engineer at Dell, explains how Dell achieved 94.5% of its 2030 goal to make 100% of packaging renewable or recyclable by shifting from Styrofoam to bamboo and molded paper pulp. He details how applying automotive finite element analysis allowed Dell to reduce box sizes by half, optimizing supply chain logistics and sustainability. Campbell also discusses the critical role of data management for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) compliance and Dell's co-founding of NextWave Ocean Plastics to divert ocean-bound plastic.

## Chapters

- [0:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2023-08-30-210-oliver-campbell-dell-computers-packaging-guy#t=9) Introduction and Guest Background
- [7:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2023-08-30-210-oliver-campbell-dell-computers-packaging-guy#t=439) Oliver Campbell's Career Journey to Dell
- [15:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2023-08-30-210-oliver-campbell-dell-computers-packaging-guy#t=912) Joining the Technical Leadership Community
- [19:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2023-08-30-210-oliver-campbell-dell-computers-packaging-guy#t=1167) Sustainability Goals and Material Innovation
- [22:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2023-08-30-210-oliver-campbell-dell-computers-packaging-guy#t=1370) Reusable Packaging and Regulatory Economics
- [25:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2023-08-30-210-oliver-campbell-dell-computers-packaging-guy#t=1517) Future of Packaging: Data and Regulation
- [30:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2023-08-30-210-oliver-campbell-dell-computers-packaging-guy#t=1820) NextWave Ocean Plastics and Industry Collaboration

## Topics

- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Dell (company)
- Specright (company)
- Supply Caddy (company)
- Ford Motor Company (company)
- NextWave Ocean Plastics (company)
- HP (company)
- IKEA (company)
- Bamboo (material)
- Molded Paper Pulp (material)
- Styrofoam (material)

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