Sustainable Packaging Show Podcast
It's a podcast dedicated to sustainable packaging! Join host Michael Markarian, CEO of Contempo Specialty Packaging, on his mission to end greenwashing in packaging. It's not going to be easy, but it's going to be worth it. We will discuss how to actually create packaging that is good for the planet and will debate the many angles of eco-friendly and green packaging! We hope that we bring a great deal of education to the world through this podcast, so that more major brands and startups choose environmentally sustainable packaging.
Sustainable Packaging Show Podcast
Compost Infrastructure Reality, Function Over Form, Supply Chain Crisis (Feb 3, 2026)
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Compost Blocked, rPET Plants Close, PP Cups Succeed (Feb 3, 2026)
Your bi-weekly sustainable packaging briefing. This episode: NOSB decision on compostable bioplastics, Canadian study on food waste vs. packaging reduction, simplification that cut plastic 80%, domestic rPET crisis, and what infrastructure success actually takes.
This episode's stories:
- NOSB blocks compostable bioplastics from organic-certified systems
- Food waste prevention beats minimal packaging
- Simplification: 80% plastic reduction through elimination
- rPET plants closing despite recycled content mandates
- PP cups achieve "widely recyclable" after years of investment
Links & Sources:
- NOSB decision - Packaging Dive - https://www.packagingdive.com/news/national-organic-standards-board-votes-against-compostable-materials-national-list/809526/
- Canadian food waste study - Canadian Packaging - https://www.canadianpackaging.com/general/new-federal-study-backs-function-first-approach-to-sustainable-produce-packaging-185862/
- Simplification design - Packaging World - https://www.packworld.com/leaders-new/business-drivers-specialty/sustainability/article/22958183/simplified-quiche-package-cuts-plastic-up-to-80
- rPET closures - Packaging Dive - https://www.packagingdive.com/news/postconsumer-recycled-content-domestic-market/810444/
- PP cups recyclable - Packaging Dive - https://www.packagingdive.com/news/polypropylene-cups-how2recycle-label-recycling-access/811016/
Resources:
📖 Book: SustainablePackagingBook.com
🌐 Platform: PackagedSustainable.com
About the Show:
The Sustainable Packaging Show delivers bi-weekly briefings on what's real, what's hype, and what you need to know. Hosted by Michael Markarian, author of Sustainable Packaging Revolution.