Understanding About the Aluminum Can and Metal Industries with Scott Breen

How Scott Breen, a former environmental lawyer started with packaging and working at Can Manufacturers Institute as vice president of sustainability.
In today’s episode, we talk about:
•Coming up with the strategy that improves the industry recycling rates, 
•How the new well-designed deposit systems help push people to recycle and the support of the legislation when it comes to changes
•How did the whole business supply chain industry of recycling and aluminum become so much more robust and mature compared to plastic? 
•The criticism about aluminum that is damaging to the environment during mining or the number of carbon emissions that are put out during either the manufacturing process
•What is the most sustainable way when it comes to design guidelines, will the recycle facility be able to recognize it as aluminum, if it's overly decorated? 

Scott Breen is vice president of sustainability at the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI). CMI represents U.S. metal can manufacturers and their suppliers. As part of his duties, he promotes the can as a sustainable/circular package, ensures that federal and state legislation and regulations do not harm it, and leads the industry's efforts to improve the industry's high recycling rates. Before joining CMI, Scott worked as an associate manager for the Sustainability and Circular Economy Program at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and attorney-adviser at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

In addition to his work at CMI, is the founder and co-host of the podcast "Sustainability Defined," which discusses many elements of sustainability. 

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