# 260 - Colorado EPR and the Sustainability of Aluminum Cans: A Discussion with Cory Connors at NPE in Orlando, FL

- Show: [People of Packaging](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging)
- Published: 2024-05-06
- Length: 30m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2024-05-06-260-colorado-epr-and-the-sustainability-of-aluminum-cans-a-discussion-with-cory
- Listen: https://encase.substack.com/p/260-colorado-epr-and-the-sustainability

## Summary

Adam Peek and Cory Connors, Director of Sustainable Packaging at Orora Packaging Solutions, discuss Colorado's Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations and the sustainability of aluminum cans. They explain that brands selling in Colorado, California, and Oregon must register with the Circular Action Alliance by July 1, 2024, to determine their producer status. The conversation also covers an experiment by Peek involving aluminum cans and plastic liners, highlighting the importance of end-of-life value and the distinction between recyclability and actual recycling outcomes.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2024-05-06-260-colorado-epr-and-the-sustainability-of-aluminum-cans-a-discussion-with-cory#t=1) Introduction: Adam Peek and Cory Connors at NPE
- [7:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2024-05-06-260-colorado-epr-and-the-sustainability-of-aluminum-cans-a-discussion-with-cory#t=464) Colorado EPR Registration and the Circular Action Alliance
- [16:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2024-05-06-260-colorado-epr-and-the-sustainability-of-aluminum-cans-a-discussion-with-cory#t=977) Aluminum Can Experiment: Plastic Liners and Recyclability
- [22:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2024-05-06-260-colorado-epr-and-the-sustainability-of-aluminum-cans-a-discussion-with-cory#t=1324) End-of-Life Value: Trex Decking and Material Circularity

## Topics

- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Orora Packaging Solutions (company)
- Circular Action Alliance (other)
- NPE (other)
- Liquid Death (product)
- Trex (product)
- Specright (tool)
- Lorax (company)

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