Pulp Nonfiction

Welcome to Pulp Nonfiction: The Paper and Packaging Podcast! Meet our guest Claire Sand , the CEO of Packaging Technology and Research.  In this episode, Claire presents some encouraging solutions to two of our world’s most pressing problems: PFAS, the so-called “forever chemicals,” and food waste. This enlightening episode offers some fresh perspectives on how some new packaging coatings are...

Welcome to Pulp Nonfiction: The Paper and Packaging Podcast! Meet our guest Alicia Wallace , the Co-Founder and CEO of All Across Africa. Alicia has crafted a compassionate business model that, thanks in part to offering aspiring artists in Africa and their families hope for a brighter future, is making a major impact in today’s retail world. This inspiring episode explores some of the popular con...

Welcome to Pulp Nonfiction: The Paper and Packaging Podcast! Our guest is Dr. Jay Singh, a Packaging Professor at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo, CA, and the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Daksha Packaging Group. Jay unpacks some of the marketplace’s most pressing packaging problems like over-packaging along with some ideas on possible solutions. This episode offers an amazing pac...

Welcome to Pulp Nonfiction: The Paper and Packaging Podcast! Our guest this month is Vicki Strull, Principal of Vicki Strull Design in Atlanta and a popular packaging and branding consultant. Vicki encourages us to think outside the box when it comes to understanding packaging’s primary purpose of selling products, why today’s marketplace increasingly values sustainable packaging materials like pa...

Welcome to Pulp Nonfiction: The Paper and Packaging Podcast! Our guest this month is John Heaney, SVP of Sales & Director of Sustainability at Advertisers Printing Company. John provides a unique printer’s perspective on how environmental efforts like installing solar panels and employing a fleet of hybrid and EV delivery vehicles have contributed to his century old firm’s longevity, why recyc...

Welcome to Pulp Nonfiction: The Paper and Packaging Podcast! Our guest this month is Katie Brill, Sr. VP Global PR & Communications at Junk Kouture. Katie offers us a behind the runway view of their student fashion show competitions and how they nurture children’s creativity and confidence, why upcycled materials, like paper, are experiencing renewed popularity in apparel design, how...

The Best of Pulp NonFiction is our special gift to you this holiday season! It includes highlights from our very first episode with actress Bonnie Wright in September 2021 through our latest episode last month with Rache Brand, CEO of One Potato.    This special episode also includes guests Michelle Thatcher, Julie Corbett, Anne Barr, Kristen Fulmer, Cheree Berry, Mary Anne Hanson...

Our next episode of Sustana Fiber's Pulp NonFiction: The Paper & Packaging Podcast features Rache Brand, CEO of One Potato, a popular Los Angeles-based meal kit subscription service, and a partner in Star Strong Capital (SSC). Rache serves up several helpings of the latest tasty trends in the meal kit space from how her kits are working to reduce our waistlines as well as plastic waste, what m...

Welcome to Pulp Nonfiction: The Paper and Packaging Podcast! This month's podcast includes two guests; Anne Barr of Sonoco FRESH and Dr. Andrew Hurley of Clemson University. Anne and Andrew provide some valuable lessons on a number of subjects from how packaging design can help reduce food waste, why brands need to measure their packaging’s environmental impact and use more recycled materials, how...

Welcome to Pulp Nonfiction: The Paper and Packaging Podcast! This month's guest is Kristen Fulmer, a passionate environmentalist and the newly named Senior Director of Sustainability at the Oak View Group (OVG) in Los Angeles, provides us with a behind the scenes view of how Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena’s “Rain to Rink” system results in “green ice,” what’s being done to engage more fans in recy...

Welcome to Pulp Nonfiction: The Paper and Packaging Podcast! This month's guest is Dr. Sara Zellner, CEO of Lynz Consulting in Washington D.C. Sara provides us with an insightful overview of ESG policies and their influence on everything from the stock market to greenwashing, why choosing paper instead of plastic for single-use applications helps food and beverage businesses develop the circular e...

Welcome to Pulp Nonfiction: The Paper and Packaging Podcast! Our guest this month is Bill Peck, a Board Member of Clean O2 Carbon Capture Technologies and Regeneration. VC. Bill talks about his inspirational journey from working construction to earning a Ph. D in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta to becoming an expert in fluid mechanics, how the growth of fiber-based packaging...

Welcome to Pulp Nonfiction: The Paper and Packaging Podcast! Our guest this month is Mary Anne Hansan, President of the Paper and Packaging Board. As President of the Paper and Packaging Board (P+PB) since its formation eight years ago, Mary Anne leads P+PB’s How Life Unfolds® national consumer and B2B marketing campaign, reaching millions of consumers each year. She oversees all aspects of the ca...

Welcome to Pulp Nonfiction: The Paper and Packaging Podcast! Our guest this month is Christine Figgener, Director of Science & Education of the Footprint Foundation. Christine is a marine conservation biologist and ocean advocate who is passionate about conserving marine turtles, fighting plastic pollution, and empowering women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Her claim to...

Welcome to Pulp Nonfiction: The Paper and Packaging Podcast! Our guest this month is Michelle Thatcher, CEO and Co-Founder of The U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce, the fastest growing sustainability-focused Chamber in the United States. Michelle has experience and passion for disruptive innovation, regenerative economy, purpose-driven enterprises, and social justice. Utilizing her 25 years of non-pr...

Welcome to Pulp Nonfiction: The Paper and Packaging Podcast! March's podcast guest is Cat Neville, the talented Producer & Host of the Emmy award-winning PBS television series tasteMAKERS. Cat serves up some tantalizing food for thought on why consumers continue to be fixated on food, how innovative brands are increasingly embracing recycled packaging, the positive impact of regenerative agric...

Welcome to Pulp Nonfiction: The Paper and Packaging Podcast! February’s podcast guest is Dr. Yanyun Zhao, an esteemed Professor in the Department of Food Science & Technology at Oregon State University. Dr. Zhao discusses her groundbreaking work developing edible food packaging and its exciting implications for food waste reduction, her latest research regarding water-resistant paperboard coat...

January’s podcast guest is Cheree Berry! Cheree is the Founder, CEO, and Creative Director of Cheree Berry Paper & Design, an award-winning graphic design and social stationery company based in St. Louis known for creating both beautiful event invitations and engaging marketing collateral. Overseeing a talented team of designers, Cheree’s agency has received numerous national accolades for its...

Welcome to Pulp Nonfiction: The Paper and Packaging Podcast! December’s podcast guest is Melissa Sevy, founder and CEO of Ethik Collective. Her mission is to help women throughout the world gain economic empowerment by offering them consistent work and fair pay for their artisan crafts. Melissa is the Founder and CEO of Ethik Collective, a first-of-its-kind social venture that connects global...

Welcome to Pulp Nonfiction: The Paper and Packaging Podcast! November’s podcast guest is Julie Corbett, the Founder and former CEO of Ecologic Brands. Ecologic was acquired by Jabil Inc. in January 2021.  She is a well known pioneer in the sustainable packaging space as the mastermind behind the world’s first commercial paper based bottle made of recycled cardboard – a testament to her insati...

Welcome to Pulp Nonfiction: The Paper and Packaging Podcast! October’s podcast guest is Thomas Fu, VP of Global Innovation at Sabert Corporation, a leading producer of food packaging including many recycled and recyclable products. Thomas talks about how specialty coffee led to the evolution of the coffee cup sleeve, some new fiber-based packaging trends, the importance of improving our recycling...

Welcome to Pulp Nonfiction: The Paper and Packaging Podcast! We’re here to explore critical issues involving packaging and the circular economy. Our guests on Pulp Nonfiction are going to include everyone from artists and activists to manufacturers and middlemen to environmentalists and entrepreneurs to get their perspective on what they think are the most critical subjects regarding sustainabilit...

Welcome to Pulp Nonfiction: The Paper and Packaging Podcast. We’re here to explore critical issues involving packaging and the circular economy. Our guests on Pulp Nonfiction are going to include everyone from artists and activists to manufacturers and middleman; environmentalists to entrepreneurs to get their perspective to what they think are the most critical subjects regarding sustainability t...