Join us at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Sept. 29–Oct. 1, for the Reusable Packaging Learning Center, featuring two days of expert-led education on innovation, efficiency, and sustainability in transport packaging.
Learn more -RPA’s Tim Debus and Orbis Corporation’s Breanna Herbert explore how reusable packaging drives the circular economy. They discuss progress, challenges, and real-world change, sharing strategies for cost savings, efficiency, and sustainability—highlighting the role of durability, design, and technology in transforming supply chains.
Tim Debus, President & CEO of RPA discusses The Kroger Company’s sustainable packaging goals with Andrea Jesudian, Product Manager, Kroger Technology & Digital at the 2022 PACK EXPO Reusable Packaging Learning Center hosted by the Reusable Packaging Association.
Willemijn Peeters, Founder and Director of Searious Business, joins Tim Debus to discuss the company’s mission to prevent plastic pollution and its work with leading brands to design and implement plastic recovery systems, including reusable packaging. Drawing from global projects, the team offers unique insights and solutions driving sustainability.
Anna Valkenburg, Channel Manager for TrackOnline, joins Tim Debus to discuss common challenges to asset management and how TrackOnline answers these problems through the company’s online returnable packaging management technology.
Surgere’s Rob Fink, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, and Mike Jett, Global Director of Supply Chain, join Tim Debus to discuss how Surgere’s technology delivers full visibility into the location and movement of goods. They explore how this capability helps efficiently manage inventories like reusable packaging, while reducing operational waste and environmental impact.
Kevin Mazula, CEO of RM2 and Vice Chairman of RPA joins Hillary McCutcheon to discuss the company’s BLOCKPal pallet, whose unique material, design, and integrated technology show how reusable packaging can add value far beyond economics across the supply chain.
Michelle Fay, Program Manager for StopWaste.org joins Tim Debus to showcase the environmental improvements that can be accomplished by optimizing resources at the local level. Since 1976, StopWaste has helped the 1.7 million residents of Alameda County, California, waste less, recycle properly, and use resources more effectively.
Ben Stoller, CEO of Paxxal and Chairman of the Board of the RPA joins Tim Debus to discuss the business case and operational requirements of reusable packaging systems, and how the increase in corporate commitments around environmental, social, and governance standards are shaping the industry.
Rick Leblanc, Editor of Reusable Packaging News at PackagingRevolution.net and recognized leader of the #reuserevolution joins Tim Debus to explore some history of the reusable packaging industry, discuss Rick’s career path, and some of the most prominent issues facing the industry today.
Experts discuss the latest smart packaging technologies for supply chains, showcasing how current solutions enable unit load and case-level visibility. Guests include Shawn Stockman (OnePak), Scott Hurley (Roambee), Tim Watson (SMART Logistics), and Scott Schwalbe (NimbeLink), highlighting innovations that improve efficiency, resilience, and value in operations.