Field Notes

by Caroline DeLoach, Director of Sustainability, Atlantic Packaging & A New Earth Project If you work in sustainable packaging, you’ve probably heard this line before: “It’s technically recyclable.” But until we modernize the systems that actually collect, sort, and reprocess our materials, “technically recyclable” remains just that: technical, not practical....

Hi, my name is Kevin Tillis. I’m the founder of Kennedy Gray, a menswear brand based in Charleston, South Carolina focused on classics with a little character. The name “Kennedy Gray” is deeply personal. Kennedy is my middle name, and Gray is my mom’s maiden name. But more than that,...

Industry accounts for the largest environmental footprint on the planet. With that impact comes a profound responsibility, not only to reduce harm, but to invest in the restoration of what sustains us.  Voluntary Mitigation is a forward-looking strategy in which companies proactively conserve natural ecosystems such as forests, wetlands, and...

By Lyn Tally, Atlantic Packaging Last month, I traveled to Washington with a group of business leaders and outdoor advocates from across the country- all members of The Conservation Alliance. Together, we met with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to talk about something we all care about: protecting...

In an effort to build a circular economy, we support initiatives that give communities the tools they need to keep valuable materials—like food scraps and compostable packaging—out of landfills and in circulation. That’s why we’re proud to support the 2025 Composting Consortium Grant Program, launched by Closed Loop Partners in...

by Caroline DeLoach, Director of Sustainability at Atlantic Packaging Since 2021 when the first packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws passed in Maine and Oregon, potentially affected companies have been trying to understand what the impacts will be to their packaging and their bottom lines. Now that implementation is picking...