Jonathan Quinn's Passion for Plastic and Packaging

Going to the grocery store with his father inspired Jonathan Quinn's interest in packaging. He now works for a company called PREGIS and one of the products they specialized in is FLEXIBLE PACKAGING FILM, the sustainability of the material, and the complexity of plastics in general.

On today's episode, we talked about:

How Jonathan's packaging journey started with family history
What was it about the packaging or the type of formats in which he was working with that grabbed his attention?
His definition of what this kind of sustainability means to him in terms of packaging, particularly flexible packaging film
What are his sustainability pillars the recyclability of flexible films, in terms of the materials and the waste stream
Dealing with the simplicity of consumers' awareness of the benefits of plastics in today's society.
The fact that almost all of the plastic bags and flexible packaging is not captured and not recycled is a major problem
Thoughts on plastic-wrapped bananas
The implications on food waste generated by eliminating plastic are far worse for the environment and greenhouse gas emissions.
Getting to know more about Pregis and what they are trying to accomplish

Jonathan Quinn is the Director of Market Development and Sustainability at Pregis, where he leads the market segmentation strategy development and execution along with all facets of flexible packaging sustainability focused on providing innovative products and services that Protect, Preserve, & Inspyre. He joined Pregis in June of 2021. He is widely recognized as an expert in the areas of Packaging Sustainability, consumer insight, and the voice of consumers associated with packaging. He has been conducted extensive consumer research on the e-Commerce and consumer packaged goods sectors. Prior to joining Pregis, He most recently held Marketing leadership roles at NOVA Chemicals. Additionally, He held sales leadership and business development roles at Illinois Tool Works Zip-Pak division, the COESIA Group, and Multisorb Technologies.

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