Using the 7 R’s to develop more sustainable petfood packaging

Paul Kearns, Director of Sustainability at Exopack LLC, explains how sustainable packaging can be implemented in the petfood industry. See his full presentation from Petfood Forum 2011.

May 23, 2011

Paul Kearns, Director of Sustainability at Exopack LLC, explains how sustainable packaging can be implemented in the petfood industry.

See Kearns' full presentation from Petfood Forum 2011.

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