The VPZ Verpackungszentrum has been committed to ecological product development in the area of food packaging since the 1980s. Bettina Reichl is responsible for design, research & development and communication in the family business founded by her father Helmut Meininger and her sister Susanne Meininger. After almost 30 years of research, the company made a breakthrough in 2012 with compostable packaging, which is manufactured in Austria and distributed internationally under the name Packnatur® Cellulose Netzschlauch. In the interview, the trained fashion designer talks about interdisciplinary thinking and intercultural experiences as a basis for sustainable problem solutions.

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Photo: Marija Kanižaj