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Chandler Slavin

Revisions/Clarifications to SPC Labeling for Recovery Project Post!!!

Hey guys! I'm back! The Walmart SVN/Expo was great! I will give you the skinny ASAP. In the meantime, however, I wanted to revise/clarify some of the claims made in my April 7th..

San Diego baby!

Hello and happy Friday! I just wanted to wish you all a happy weekend-- I leave for San Diego super early Monday morning for the Sustainable Packaging Coalition's spring meeting--..

Preview of tomorrow's post

Hey yall! Sorry for my absence! The Sustainable Packaging Coalition’s meeting in San Diego was GREAT! Seriously, I learned A TON. My favorite was the panel discussion of trash in..

Carbon Footprint Basics: understanding the value proposition for bio carbon vs. petro/fossil carbon

Hello and happy almost Friday day! Today we are going to talk about the process of deriving carbon from annually-renewable resources for synthesis into bio-based polymers. As per..

APR and what new non-bottle rigid bale specs mean for recycling PET thermoforms!

Hey guys, As per March 15th’s post, I was interested in what the newly released bale specs for non bottle rigids means for the progress in recycling PET thermoforms. As such, I..

TerraCycle's brilliance and the value proposition of bio-based polymers in the context of material carbon footprint

Hello everyone! Another gloomy day in Chicago—I can’t wait to go to San Diego next week for the Sustainable Packaging Coalition’s spring meeting! AND, I just booked flights to..

Intro to Dr. Narayan's Workshop on the Science of "Biodegradable" Polymers

Hello yall! It is a BEAUTIFUL day in Chicago—almost at 60 degrees! I am writing you from my favorite downtown Starbucks. As per my repeated blog statements, today I will begin..

I'm sowie!

Hello my packaging and sustainability friends! I can't believe it's already the end of the day and I haven't given you ANYTHING from the conference. I am very sorry! Busy as a..

TerraCycle YAY and a NEW research venture!

Hello and happy Monday! It’s great to be back. I actually missed work; go figure! Check out this article from Packaging World, which discusses the refined approach by the judging..

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