A coalition of companies including General Mills, Cargill, Land O’Lakes and the University of Minnesota will fund a new mechanical recycling plant in the Upper Midwest.

Rhodes Yepsen, executive director of the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI), discusses considerations for compostable solutions in the pet products industry.

The pet supplement company has joined the Sustainable Packaging Coalition and How2Recycle.

Alison Younts of Trayak explains how a life cycle assessment (LCA) can be used to compare and project key environmental impact points for modern sustainable packaging options.

The food and feed ingredient manufacturer has partnered with StenCo to develop more sustainable, biodegradable packaging.

Paula Luu of Closed Loop Partners shares research on molecular recycling, an early stage set of technologies poised to bolster traditional recycling infrastructure for plastic materials.

Pet Sustainability Coalition’s Flex Forward program hopes to put a dent in the 300 million lbs of pet food and treat packaging that ends up in landfills each year.

The event will feature speakers, panels and networking opportunities related to packaging sustainability.

ProAmpac has partnered with department of food science professor to further develop food packaging.