Designing for the Death of Recycling

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Packaging Today Show

The Packaging Today Show

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Every week we dive deep into the latest packaging news and explain how it will impact your business. We make the boring task of hunting down the latest in packaging fun, and by "we" we mean: Evelio Mattos, host of Packaging Unboxd Adam Peek, host of People of Packaging Cory Connors, host of Sustainable Packaging podcast

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Designing for the Death of Recycling

Packaging Today Show

29 minutes 33 seconds

1 month ago

Designing for the Death of Recycling

Recycling is collapsing in real time. In this episode, Evelio Mattos, Cory Connors, and Adam Peek break down the shocking closure of rPlanet Earth, California’s $100M vertically integrated PET recycler. Why are domestic recyclers shutting down while brands claim to be “sustainable”?We dive deep into the real economics of plastic recycling, the softening PET markets, and why chemical recycling isn’t living up to the hype. Then what everybody is asking: is paper packaging the only viable path forward?Don’t make 2025 packaging decisions based on yesterday’s news.