Plastic and paper waste from product packaging remains an environmental crisis. Millions of tons of packaging It ends every year in landfills and in the sea. Despite growing consumer demand for sustainable alternatives, many companies struggle to balance environmentally friendly packaging with cost, performance and branding needs. Discover the challenges and opportunities that will shape sustainable packaging alternatives with Elizabeth Corbett. Enterprise Sales CEO AE Globalmajor packaging manufacturers. Elizabeth is supporting brands in the cannabis, health and beauty and consumer goods industries, moving towards smarter, greener packaging solutions. With over 25 years of experience, she has developed growth strategies, including Asterauder, Teabana from Starbucks, and Tiffany & Co. Designed sustainable packaging for some of the world’s most iconic brands, including:
She is also closely linked Ocean Recovery Grouppioneering initiatives specializing in collecting, cleaning and recycling marine bonded plastics, transforming waste into valuable materials in increasingly closed loops that can ultimately eliminate plastic pollution. It also covers innovations in reusable, recyclable, and compostable packaging and how brands can achieve sustainability without sacrificing cost-effectiveness. Elizabeth proposes that the best way to widely adopt sustainable packaging is to establish rules that require the use of materials used in new packaging. She points to the requirements for recycled paper bags for New York consumers that have changed design decisions for brands around the country. New York, California, Florida or Texas can change the packaging scene across the country with four big markets where national brands cannot afford to pay for their absence. Join the conversation for discussion about the responsibility of the expansion producer, the fragmented and fractured recycling infrastructure of America, and the benefits brands can enjoy when leading the way to green packaging. Learn more about AE Global AT aeglobal.com.
