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Circular Packaging

Designing packaging & systems for greater recyclability & compostability reduces resource consumption, waste & pollution while improving business economics.

Why It's Cool?!

How to Get There?

Education & Certifications

Sustainable Packaging Certificate

Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) / GreenBlue

Professional development certificate in circular packaging design, recyclability assessment, and industry standards — aligned with major CPG company sustainability commitments and hiring criteria.

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Internships

Sustainable Packaging & Materials Intern

Circular Action Alliance

Remote internship in Oregon developing circular packaging frameworks, evaluating materials recovery systems, and supporting extended producer responsibility initiatives.

Mentors

Tom Szaky

Founder & CEO, TerraCycle

Pioneer in hard-to-recycle materials and circular packaging; author and global speaker on zero-waste systems.

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Mentorship Network

Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC)

Industry body advancing circular packaging with professional development, peer mentorship, and practitioner community.

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Dr. Helen Lewis

Professor, RMIT University / Sustainable Packaging Researcher

Leading academic researcher in packaging sustainability and circular design; widely connected practitioner mentor.

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Mentorship Network

Packaging Digest – Sustainability Network

Industry media and professional network connecting packaging sustainability practitioners with mentors and peers.

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