# 271 - Packaging Today Show - vegan plastics, Amazon no plastic, and plastic in your penis??

- Show: [People of Packaging](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging)
- Published: 2024-06-28
- Length: 32m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2024-06-28-271-packaging-today-show-vegan-plastics-amazon-no-plastic-and-plastic-in-your-pe
- Listen: https://encase.substack.com/p/271-packaging-today-show-vegan-plastics

## Summary

Hosts Evelio Mattos, Adam Peek, and Cory Connors discuss the complexities of sustainable packaging, starting with a critique of media sensationalism regarding microplastics found in human semen and the political motivations behind New York's single-use plastic ban. They analyze Amazon's strategic shift from plastic air pillows to paper void fill, debating the trade-offs between material efficiency, product protection, and curbside recyclability. The conversation concludes with an evaluation of emerging bioplastics derived from seaweed and algae, weighing their potential against environmental risks like invasive species and resource depletion.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2024-06-28-271-packaging-today-show-vegan-plastics-amazon-no-plastic-and-plastic-in-your-pe#t=0) Introduction and Microplastics in Semen
- [3:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2024-06-28-271-packaging-today-show-vegan-plastics-amazon-no-plastic-and-plastic-in-your-pe#t=229) Critique of NY Single-Use Plastic Ban and Media Sensationalism
- [11:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2024-06-28-271-packaging-today-show-vegan-plastics-amazon-no-plastic-and-plastic-in-your-pe#t=700) Amazon's Shift from Plastic Air Pillows to Paper Void Fill
- [15:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2024-06-28-271-packaging-today-show-vegan-plastics-amazon-no-plastic-and-plastic-in-your-pe#t=915) Trade-offs: Paper vs. Plastic Protection and Recycling
- [26:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2024-06-28-271-packaging-today-show-vegan-plastics-amazon-no-plastic-and-plastic-in-your-pe#t=1585) Seaweed and Algae Bioplastics: Opportunities and Risks

## Topics

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

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Amazon (company)
- 3M (company)
- Scotch Cushion Lock (product)
- Sway (company)
- Napla (company)
- Expandos (company)
- Aurora Landsberg (company)

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