Our current 24-hour lifestyle is all about instant gratification.

We want things now!

We want them fresh and ripe.

We want things to look nice and presentable.

We want to take things with us wherever we go.

We want mineral water with a sports cap.

We want the world on a plate…

…but is our lifestyle killing the planet?

Can we maintain our lifestyle at the same time as reducing the amount of packaging we produce, use and discard?

Can design play a crucial role in reducing the landfill-mountain or do we have to abandon our consumerist lifestyles completely in order to reverse the trend?

Have the media blown everything out of proportion? Has packaging been singled out as a symbol of consumerism when really there is nothing to worry about?

Will you be shopping at the butcher, bakery and other local shops for items hand wrapped in greaseproof paper or will you be doing the supermarket sweep?

A debate on packaging issues hosted by the DBA and The London & South East Packaging Society

Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm – 9pm

Date: Tuesday 22 January 2008

Venue: IOM3, 1 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5DB

Tickets

DBA/IOP           £15 + VAT= £17.63

member rate:

Standard rate:    £20 + VAT= £23.50

Places are limited

To book tickets download a booking form and return it to the DBA as soon as possible to guarantee your place.

Drinks sponsored by

Enquiries

For any enquiries please contact adam.fennelow@dba.org.uk