Roundtable: Packaging, Plastics & Platforms toward Circular Economy

In this special roundtable episode of the Product and Packaging Powerhouse, host Megan Young Gamble sat down with industry experts Emily Anne Friedman (Recycled Plastics Editor, ICIS), and Ryan Fox (Packaging Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence) and Nicole Toole (Founder of ECGO) to unpack definitions of sustainability, the impact of data and technology, consumer education, and policy approaches like EPR. The panel considers how to move toward a more circular economy, while acknowledging the real-world constraints of infrastructure, cost, and market incentives.

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[Powerhouse Guests Social Links]
1. Emily Anne Friedman - Recycled Plastics Senior Market Editor, Americas ICIS
**LinkedIn:   / emilyannefriedman  
**Company Website: https://www.icis.com/explore/
2. Nicole Toole - Founder & CEO at ECGO
**LinkedIn:   / nicole-toole  
**Company website: https://www.ecgo.co/
3. Ryan Fox - Corrugated Packaging Market Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence
**Linkedin :   / ryandfox  
**Company website: https://www.green-markets.com/BOX/Ind...

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