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Cory Connors

Podcast Founder and Host

Sustainable Packaging Podcast with Cory Connors, presented by Atlantic Packaging

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Day 0

Monday 26th October 2026

Time

Session title

Session type

12:00 - 16:00

Visit to TerraCycle's sorting facility and operations center

17:00 - 18:00

Pre-conference drinks

Day 1

Tuesday 27th October 2026

Time

Session title

Session type

09:00 - 09:30

Sustainable packaging innovation: What it means today for industry and consumers

Fireside chat

09:00 - 09:45

EPR compliance infrastructure: What do the rules require and what can the market deliver?

Plenary

10:15 - 10:45

‘Design for recycling’: Why we need more dialogue between upstream and downstream

Plenary

10:45 - 11:15

Networking break

11:15 - 12:00

How to leverage packaging as an asset: Materials, operations and what actually drives ROI

Plenary

12:00 - 12:30

The role of labels: Traceability, compliance and consumer education

Case study

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 14:15

Breakout sessions - Round 1

14:15 - 15:00

Breakout sessions - Round 2

15:00 - 15:30

Afternoon break

15:30 - 16:15

Solutions hub - Round 1

16:15 - 17:00

Solutions hub - Round 2

17:00 - 18:00

Networking drinks

Day 2

Wednesday 28th October 2026

Time

Session title

Session type

09:00 - 09:40

Circular economy as industrial strategy: How to build stronger value chains and local economies

Plenary

09:40 - 10:10

Q&A with CalRecycle: What’s the state of play in the largest US market?

CalRecycle

Q&A

10:10 - 10:40

Networking break

10:40 - 11:15

Reuse at scale: What works, what doesn’t, and pathways forward

Case study

11:15 - 11:50

Closing the loop: How to develop viable end markets for secondary materials?

Case study

11:50 - 12:30

Innovation that sells: translating consumer behavior into new market opportunities

Plenary

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 15:00

Roundtables

15:00 - 15:20

Participatory closing session: Roundtables wrap-up and key takeaways

Plenary

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Lia Da Giau

Senior Project Manager

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Emma Goodyer

Partnerships Manager

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Cory Connors

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Monday 26th October 2026

Tuesday 27th October 2026

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