Innovations in reusable packaging need a playbook. Here's why

Apr 22, 2021

An officer shows a container full with plastic waste at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 18, 2019.

Viable sustainable alternatives are urgently needed to stop society's dependency on single-use plastic. Image: Antara Foto via REUTERS.

Tom Szaky

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, TerraCycle

Erin Simon

Vice President, Plastic Waste + Business, World Wildlife Fund

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