Sustainable Packaging Innovation Forum USA

27th - 28th October 2026

Chicago, USA

Nathan McKee

Sustainability Analyst Manager

Trayak

Nathan McKee, Sustainability Analyst Manager at Trayak, helps companies embed sustainability into their business strategies through intuitive solutions and data-driven insights. He collaborates with packaging specialists and sustainability leaders to build robust processes for global EPR compliance and apply Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in product design, development, and reporting, enabling organizations to meet ambitious sustainability goals with confidence.

Nathan earned his B.S. in Environmental Studies from the University of Cincinnati. He also supports the advancement of Trayak’s EcoImpact software platform, the industry leading platform for product and packaging sustainability that offers solutions for ISO 14040/44 LCA, ISO 14067 PCF, EPR compliance and eco-modulation, deep portfolio analytics, sustainability goals management, and Scope 1, 2, and 3 accounting.

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Day 0

Monday 26th October 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
17:00 - 18:00
Day 1

Tuesday 27th October 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
08:45 - 08:55
Welcome words 
Institute of Packaging Professionals
09:15 - 10:00
EPR compliance infrastructure: What do the rules require and what can the market deliver? 
RecycleMe | ALDI USA | Unilever | The Recycling Partnership
Plenary
10:00 - 10:45
Plenary
10:45 - 11:15
11:15 - 11:40
‘Design for recycling’: Why we need more dialogue between upstream and downstream 
Kenvue | Sustainable Packaging Podcast with Cory Connors, presented by Atlantic Packaging
Breakout
11:40 - 12:20
Plenary
12:20 - 12:30
12:30 - 13:30
15:00 - 15:30
15:30 - 16:15
16:15 - 17:00
17:00 - 18:00
Day 2

Wednesday 28th October 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
08:45 - 08:55
08:50 - 09:30
Case study
09:50 - 10:00
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:10
Reuse at scale: What works, what doesn’t, and pathways forward 
Mastercard | Tomra | Sustainable Packaging Coalition
Plenary
11:10 - 11:50
Circular economy as industrial strategy: How to build stronger value chains and local economies 
Martin Brower | Washington State Department of Commerce | WRAP | PR3
Plenary
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 - 15:00
15:00 - 15:20
Plenary