The Future of Tethered Closures
There is not a one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to tethered closures. This session will look at design considerations using tethered closures for shelf differentiation and how to balance consumer expectations without sacrificing performance.
Speaker: Mandar Kulkarni, Associate, Stress Engineering Services Inc.; Jason Phillips, Group Creative Director, Force-4 Innovation and Collaboration Group; Michael White, Business Manager, Closures, Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.; Jay Yuan, Principal, Stress Engineering Services Inc.
Recycling Challenges and Opportunities for Caps & Closures
This special panel or series of speakers will address new technologies in recycling and how to meet the challenges of effectively eliminating closures waste in a circular economy.
Speakers: Ali Blandina, Director of Circular Ventures, The Recycling Partnership; Kara Pochiro, Vice President of Communications & Public Affairs, Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR); Matt Seaholm, Vice President of Government Affairs, Plastics Industry Association