All Episodes

Ep. 57: How Canada’s PROs are Driving National Alignment and Shaping the Future of Recycling

Ep. 56: Inside Pizza Hut’s Award-Winning Recyclable Wing Bowl w/ Kat Smith

Ep. 55: Policy, Demand, and Closed-Loop Recycling w/ Crystal Howe

Ep. 54: Recyclable Packaging Design & Industry Collaboration w/ APR Leadership Winner Dr. Ed Socci

Ep. 53: Unlocking Textile Recovery in a Data-Driven System w/ Jennifer Wang, & Traci Kinden

Ep. 52: Inside the Conversations Shaping Plastics Recycling w/ Michael Westerfield & Nicole Janssen

Ep. 51: Plastic Recycling in Transition: Challenges, Opportunities, and What's Next w/ Steve Alexander, President & CEO of APR

Ep. 50: Inside the APR Recycling Demand Champions Program w/ Kate Eagles and Emily Tipaldo

Ep. 49: Inside Colgate-Palmolive's Journey to a Recyclable Toothpaste Tube w/ Dr. Jun Wang

Ep. 48: FDA Insights on Recycled Plastics for Food Packaging w/ FDA Regulatory Review Scientist Sean Fischer

Ep. 47: Painting a New Future for PCR Utilization w/ Darren Scholl, Chief of Operations at KW Container

Ep. 46: Transforming Post-Consumer Plastics and Textiles into Sustainable Fiber and Resin w/ Meredith Boyd of Unifi

Ep. 45: Advice from an Influential Leader in Recycling w/ APR's Outstanding Leadership Award Winner Debra Wilson

Ep. 44: Designing for the Future - Celebrating 30 years of the APR Design® Guide with APR's Megan Byers and Chris Max of Kraft Heinz

Ep. 43: Seeing is Believing: Recycling in Action with Pia Baker

Ep. 42: Unraveling the Future of Textile Recovery with Maite Quinn, Marisa Adler, and Beth Forsberg

Ep. 41: Traceability and Transparency in Plastics Recycling w/ Bill Robberson of KAMILO, Inc. & Antoinette Smith of Resource Recycling, Inc.

Ep. 40: The Business of Recycling: Extended Producer Responsibility and Upcoming Policies w/ Marissa Heffernan, Associate Editor at Resource Recycling, Inc.

Ep. 39: Plastics Recycling in 2025: Progress, Priorities, and Possibilities w/ Steve Alexander, President & CEO of APR

Ep. 38: Plastic Recycling Challenges and Solutions with Industry Veteran Greg Janson, CEO of Granite Peak Plastics & Triton Ties

Ep. 37: Exploring the Role of MRFs & the Recycling Journey w/ Eureka Recycling Co-President Miriam Holsinger

Ep. 36: Addressing Additives in Plastics to Improve the Circular Economy w/ Dr. Kara Lavender Law and Dr. Margaret Sobkowicz

Ep. 35: A Circular by Design® Packaging Case Study w/ PakTech Sustainability Officer Gary Panknin

Ep. 34: Correcting the Record on Plastic Recycling w/ APR's Chief Policy Officer Kate Bailey

Ep. 33: Sustainability in the Summer: Tips to Tackle Plastic Waste in the Warmer Months w/ APR's Technical Director Scott Tenor

Ep. 32: Design for Recyclability & the Evolution of the APR Design® Recognition Program w/ Rebecca Mick & Ruben Nance

Ep 31: Recycle More, Use Less: A conversation with the U.S. Plastics Pact's Emily Tipaldo.

Ep 30: Getting ready for the Plastic Recycling Conference w/ Maite Quinn & Steve Alexander

Ep 29: How Recycling Works at KW Plastics with Stephanie Baker

Ep 28:The Year in Review with APR President and CEO Steve Alexander

Ep 27:Examining the EPR Legislation Wave and CA SB 54 with Bruce Magnani

Ep 26: A New Model for Plastics Circularity - The Full Recycling Process Under One Roof at Firststar Fiber

Ep 25: Package Design for Recyclability – A Deep Dive into PET Plastics

Ep 24: Designing with Detail: A Look at Package Design for Recyclability with Ruben Nance

Ep 23: Improving Recycling in a Comprehensive Way: The Positives Behind PCR, Recycled Content Requirements, and EPR

Ep 22: Plastic Recycling Conference Predictions with Dan Leif

Ep 21: Looking Both Ways: 2022 Reflections and 2023 Objectives

Ep 20: The Truth About Polypropylene Recycling with Denton Plastics

Ep 19: Sustainability Goals for the Future with Nicole Camilleri of Nestle and Melissa Craig of Unilever

Ep 18: Takeaways from the 2022 Plastics Recycling Conference with Dan Leif of Resource Recycling, Inc.

Ep 17: The Problematic and Unnecessary Materials List with Emily Tipaldo of U.S. Plastics Pact

Ep 16: The Reality of Recycling with Kate Davenport of Eureka Recycling

Ep 15: The Recycling Paradigm Shift with Kate Bailey of Eco-Cycle

Ep 14: Post-Consumer Resin (PCR): The Key to a Circular Recycling Economy

Ep 13: The 2021 Plastics Recycling Conference: A Can't-Miss Virtual Event

Ep 12: Plastic Recycling Policy in a New Administration, featuring APR's DC Advocates Liam Donovan and Anna Burhop

Ep 11: A Year in Review: 2020 and Plastic Recycling

Ep 10: Paving the Path to a Circular Economy with U.S. Plastics Pact Executive Director Emily Tipaldo

Ep 9: Increasing Demand for Recycled Plastic with APR's Ali Briggs-Ungerer

Ep 8: The 2020 Elections and Plastic Recycling, with APR's DC Advocates Liam Donovan and Anna Burhop

Ep 7: Plastic Circularity with Plastics News Editor Don Loepp

Ep 6: Recycling and Sustainability with Bridget Anderson, Deputy Commissioner at NYC Department of Sanitation

Ep 5: Sustainability in Packaging, Featuring John Caturano of Nestlé Waters

Ep 4: The True Value of PCR with Greg Janson, CEO of QRS Inc.

Ep 3: COVID-19 and the Recycling Industry, featuring Brent Bell of Waste Management Recycle America

Ep 2: "Circularity Can Solve Recycling" - A Conversation with Keefe Harrison of The Recycling Partnership

Ep 1: Recycling Legislation with Sarah Peery, Legislative Assistant to Senator Rob Portman