Reuse on Replay: Straight Talk with Circular Thinkers

Hear an insider’s view about PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2025 with our special guest, Jim Pittas, President and CEO of PMMI.  In this episode, we delve into the setup of PACK EXPO, outline the RPA’s program with the Reusable Packaging Pavilion and Learning Center, and discuss some hot trends and topics in the packaging industry that will be steering conversations at the show.  

In this episode, RPA President & CEO, Tim Debus, revisits the concept of the circular economy and examines how reusable packaging is driving meaningful change in supply chains. Breanna Herbert, SR. Product Manager at Orbis Corporation, joins Tim to discuss the evolving role of circular practices in business today, the progress made, where momentum has slowed, and what real-world transformation...

In this podcast episode, System Loco CEO, Souroush Honary and Reusable Packaging Association President and CEO, Tim Debus discuss the transformative power of digital supply chains. They explore how technology is revolutionizing the global supply chain by using real-time data to track and enhance visibility, efficiency, and sustainability in logistics.

In this episode, RPA's Todd Hoff shares a conversation with Rob Franzo from Qualcomm and Dave Horvat from Real Time Intelligence about the use of tracking technologies for reusable assets within the modern supply chain.  It's increasingly vital to know the whereabouts, status, and availability of materials and goods as they travel throughout the supply chain. Identification and connectiv...

RPA's Executive Vice President Member Programs, Todd Hoff is joined by Rehrig Pacific's Director of Sales, Supply Chain, Eric Chambers to discuss what considerations a retailer or ecommerce company should have when implementing reusable assets across their supply chain and transportation and logistics network ecosystem. 

This episode follows part 1 in our recently published blog series - Technology-enabling Reusable Transportation Packaging. Joining RPA's EVP of Member Programs, Todd Hoff is Marty Mares, VP of Branding and Development at Polyfuze Graphics Corporation and Robert Leibrandt, Vice President at Trace It, LLC. Todd, Marty, and Rob take a look at Product Marking & Identification Technologies, wh...

Most cargo moves on a pallet, and most shippers use single-use plastic stretch wrap to secure stacked items during transit and storage.  In this podcast episode, Rob Cohen from Display Supply & Lighting joins RPA’s Tim Debus in a conversation about unit load security and the opportunity to use the reusable LogiStrap – a time-tested VELCRO® product innovation – for a more sustainable, cost-effi...

Rob Franzo, Committee Chair of the RPA Technology Working Group and Consultant for Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., sits down with Todd Hoff, Executive VP of Member Programs for RPA, to discuss the recent update to the Smarter, Technology-Driven Supply Chain with Reusable Packaging Systems white paper (previously published in 2019), given the considerable acceleration in developing and adopting techno...

Panel moderator Ben Stoller, CEO of Paxxal, is joined by industry experts Kevin Mazula, CEO of RM2; Shawn Stockman, VP of Sustainability for Onepak; and David Kruger, President of TriEnda, in a discussion about the investment climate for sustainable companies with reusable packaging systems. 

John DiPalo, Chief Strategy Officer at ACSIS, Inc. joins Tim Debus to introduce the company's cloud platform which offers end-to-end asset and inventory traceability across supply chains. They discuss the benefits and hidden value that can be realized by enlightening business operations

Marty Mares, VP of Branding and Commercial Development for Polyfuze Graphics, joins Tim Debus to discuss Polyfuze’s innovative plastic fusion labeling technology, which aids the function and management of reusable plastic packaging through improved identification and branding.

Tim Debus, President & CEO of RPA discusses The Kroger Company's sustainable packaging goals with Andrea Jesudian, Product Manager, Kroger Technology & Digital at the 2022 PACK EXPO Reusable Packaging Learning Center hosted by the Reusable Packaging Association.

Hear the State of the Reusable Packaging Industry address from Tim Debus, President and CEO of RPA, given at the 2022 PACK EXPO Reusable Packaging Learning Center hosted by the Reusable Packaging Association.

Willemijn Peeters, Founder and Director of the enterprise consulting firm Searious Business, joins Tim Debus to talk about the company’s mission to prevent plastic pollution in the environment, and its work in partnering with leading brands to design and implement plastic recovery systems including reusable packaging models. The experience of the team, from numerous projects worldwide, offers clie...

Anna Valkenburg, Channel Manager for TrackOnline, joins Tim Debus to discuss common challenges to asset management and how TrackOnline answers these problems through the company's online returnable packaging management technology.

 Britta Wyss Bisang, Global Sustainability Director for Schoeller Allibert, joins Tim Debus to discuss the company's sustainability strategy, completed in January 2022, and viewpoints on sustainability in the broader reusable packaging industry. 

Surgere's Rob Fink, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, and Mike Jett, Global Director of Supply Chain, join Tim Debus to discuss how Surgere's technology solutions enable users to achieve complete visibility of the location and movement of goods, enabling the efficient management of product inventories, like reusable packaging, in the reduction of operational waste and environmental...

Jeff Pepperworth, President & CEO of iGPS Logistics, joins Tim Debus to share his career background. Jeff draws from extensive experience in supply chain logistics to provide insight into navigating disruptions and market changes from Covid-19, embracing technology and automation, and leading sustainability initiatives.

Kevin Mazula, CEO of RM2 and Vice Chairman of RPA joins Hillary McCutcheon to discuss the company's BLOCKPal pallet, whose unique material, design, and integrated technology show how reusable packaging can add value far beyond economics across the supply chain. 

Michelle Fay, Program Manager for StopWaste.org joins Tim Debus to showcase the environmental improvements that can be accomplished by optimizing resources at the local level. Since 1976, StopWaste has helped the 1.7 million residents of Alameda County, California, waste less, recycle properly, and use resources more effectively. 

Ben Stoller, CEO of Paxxal and Chairman of the Board of the RPA joins Tim Debus to discuss the business case and operational requirements of reusable packaging systems, and how the increase in corporate commitments around environmental, social, and governance standards are shaping the industry.  

Rick Leblanc, Editor of Reusable Packaging News at PackagingRevolution.net and recognized leader of the #reuserevolution joins Tim Debus to explore some history of the reusable packaging industry, discuss Rick's career path, and some of the most prominent issues facing the industry today.

In this episode, Breanna Herbert, Product Manager for ORBIS Corporation, joins Tim Debus to discuss the circular economy and how reusable packaging fits into this emerging economic and environmental paradigm.

In this episode, Leslie LeMair, VP of Sales and Marketing for Georg Utz North America, joins Tim Debus to tell the story of the company’s innovative frame tray product line developed for their customer OSRAM Continental, and discuss trends in automotive packaging in a rapidly changing marketplace.

In this episode, Steve Statler, SVP of Marketing for Wiliot, joins Hillary McCutcheon to discuss the company’s cloud platform and IoT Pixel technology – computers the size of a postage stamp – which provide real-time tracking and visibility into the movement and condition of goods throughout the supply chain, on reusable packaging as small as a bottle or as large as a pallet or bulk bin.