Recycling, Circular Economy, and Building Sustainability with Scott Breen

Share your Field Stories!Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Scott Breen, Vice President of Sustainability at the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) about Recycling and Creator and Co-Host of the Sustainability Defined podcast, Circular Economy, and Building Sustainability. Read his full bio below.Help us continue to create great content! If you’d like to sponsor a future episode hit the support podcast button or visit www.environmentalprofessionalsradio.com/sponsor-form Showtimes: 1:43  Nic & Laura talk about Field Safety11:12  Interview with Scott Breen Starts13:22  Recycling19:19  Circular Economy24:14  Sustainability39:13  Recycling-continued Please be sure to ✔️subscribe, ⭐rate and ✍review. This podcast is produced by the National Association of Environmental Professions (NAEP). Check out all the NAEP has to offer at NAEP.org.Connect with Scott Breen at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottrbreen/Guest Bio:Scott Breen is Vice President of Sustainability at the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI). CMI represents U.S. metal can manufacturers and their suppliers. His responsibilities include promoting the can as a sustainable/circular package, advocating for federal and state legislation and regulation that reflect the can’s sustainability advantages, and leading the can industry’s efforts to build upon its leading recycling rates.Scott is also the creator and co-host of the podcast Sustainability Defined. Previously, Scott was associate manager of the Sustainability and Circular Economy Program at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and attorney-adviser at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Music CreditsIntro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace MesaOutro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs MullerSupport the showThanks for listening! A new episode drops every Friday. Like, share, subscribe, and/or sponsor to help support the continuation of the show. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and all your favorite podcast players.