# 155 - Final LabelExpo Interview - Tom Hauenstein from S-One Labels and Packaging

- Show: [People of Packaging](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging)
- Published: 2022-09-21
- Length: 22m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-09-21-155-final-labelexpo-interview-tom-hauenstein-from-s-one-labels-and-packaging
- Listen: https://encase.substack.com/p/155-final-labelexpo-interview-tom

## Summary

Tom Hauenstein, Vice President of Sales at S-One Labels and Packaging, discusses the company's shift toward sustainable flexible packaging and custom liquid solutions for the digital print industry. He details the technical performance of their compostable films, including barrier properties and certification standards like BPI and TÜV, while highlighting the importance of home composting units like Lomi to ensure proper end-of-life disposal. The conversation also touches on the challenges consumers face with recycling rules and the specific opportunities in the cannabis market for sustainable packaging.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-09-21-155-final-labelexpo-interview-tom-hauenstein-from-s-one-labels-and-packaging#t=3) Introduction and S-One's History
- [4:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-09-21-155-final-labelexpo-interview-tom-hauenstein-from-s-one-labels-and-packaging#t=284) Custom Liquid Solutions and Film Strategy
- [7:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-09-21-155-final-labelexpo-interview-tom-hauenstein-from-s-one-labels-and-packaging#t=448) Performance of Compostable Films
- [11:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-09-21-155-final-labelexpo-interview-tom-hauenstein-from-s-one-labels-and-packaging#t=662) Certifications and the Lomi Home Composter
- [16:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-09-21-155-final-labelexpo-interview-tom-hauenstein-from-s-one-labels-and-packaging#t=995) Consumer Disposal Challenges and Cannabis Market

## Topics

- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- S-One Labels and Packaging (company)
- Lex Jet (company)
- Michael Mann (company)
- BPI (other)
- TÜV (other)
- Lomi (product)
- CMA (other)

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