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.
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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.
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Hear an insider’s view about PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2025 with our special guest, Jim Pittas, President and CEO of PMMI. In this episode, we delve into the setup of PACK EXPO, outline the RPA’s program with the Reusable Packaging Pavilion and Learning Center, and discuss some hot trends and topics in the packaging industry that will be steering conversations at the show.
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.
Todd Hoff of the Reusable Packaging Association speaks with Rob Franzo from Qualcomm and Dave Horvat from Real Time Intelligence about tracking technologies for reusable assets. They highlight how identification and connectivity tools provide critical visibility into asset location, status, and availability across modern supply chains.
Rob Cohen of Display Supply & Lighting joins Tim Debus, President and CEO of the Reusable Packaging Association, to discuss sustainable alternatives to single-use stretch wrap. They explore how the reusable VELCRO® Brand LogiStrap® improves unit load security while cutting waste, saving costs, and enhancing worker safety in palletized shipping.
Rob Franzo, Committee Chair of the Reusable Packaging Association Technology Working Group, joins Todd Hoff to discuss the updated white paper on smarter, technology-driven supply chains. They highlight advances in tracking, monitoring, and identification that are accelerating reusable transport packaging adoption.
Marty Mares, VP of Branding and Commercial Development for Polyfuze Graphics, joins Tim Debus to discuss Polyfuze’s innovative plastic fusion labeling technology, which aids the function and management of reusable plastic packaging through improved identification and branding.
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.
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.