# 197 - Circularity Day 2 recap with Cory Connors

- Show: [People of Packaging](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging)
- Published: 2023-06-08
- Length: 12m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2023-06-08-197-circularity-day-2-recap-with-cory-connors
- Listen: https://encase.substack.com/p/197-circularity-day-2-recap-with

## Summary

Cory Connors and Adam Meyers recap Day 2 of the Circularity 2023 conference, highlighting the US Plastics Pact awards presentation to a crowd of 1200 and the innovative 'micro-presentation' format by Johns Manville. They discuss a recycling panel featuring The Recycling Partnership, Eureka Recycling, and Nestlé, focusing on why sustainability goals are missed and the impact of labels and RFID on recycling streams. The episode also covers pre-competitive collaboration among major brands like Mattel, Hasbro, and Coca-Cola, and highlights technologies like BASF's near-infrared scanners for material verification.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2023-06-08-197-circularity-day-2-recap-with-cory-connors#t=1) Introduction: Live from Circularity 2023
- [2:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2023-06-08-197-circularity-day-2-recap-with-cory-connors#t=120) US Plastics Pact Awards and Micro-Presentations
- [4:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2023-06-08-197-circularity-day-2-recap-with-cory-connors#t=264) Recycling Panel: The Recycling Partnership, Eureka, and Nestlé
- [6:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2023-06-08-197-circularity-day-2-recap-with-cory-connors#t=369) Repair Economy and Reusable Cup Systems
- [9:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2023-06-08-197-circularity-day-2-recap-with-cory-connors#t=545) Pre-competitive Collaboration and Standardization
- [9:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2023-06-08-197-circularity-day-2-recap-with-cory-connors#t=581) BASF Near-Infrared Scanners for Recycling

## Topics

- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)
- [Packaging design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/packaging-design)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- US Plastics Pact (other)
- Johns Manville (company)
- The Recycling Partnership (other)
- Eureka Recycling (other)
- Nestlé (company)
- iFixit (company)
- R-Cup (product)
- Mattel (company)
- Hasbro (company)
- Lego (company)
- Coca-Cola (company)
- Pepsi (company)
- BASF (company)
- Specright (company)
- SupplyCaddy (company)
- Myers Printing (company)

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