Olaf Boerner's guest appearances

Olaf Boerner

Getting In the Loop: Circular Economy | Sustainability | Closing the Loop

David Peck

Lucyl Staub

Lars Zimmermann

Jordan Nodarse

Rebecca Kimber

Michel Bauwens

Walter Stahel

Andrea Brown

Christian van Maaren

Leyla Acaroglu

Katherine Whalen

Lynn Wilson

Keivan Zokaei

Leonidas Milios

Ken Webster

OwlTail

Today we’re talking with Olaf Boerner about plastics and packaging in a circular economy. In this episode, you will learn about current trends in the plastics industry and packaging sector, discover what it means to be plastic free and the tradeoffs associated with it, and hear about practicalities related to recycling plastics. Get ready to be shocked when you find out what things you use everyday that contain plastic! Resources and links discussed in this episode are available at gettingintheloopodcast.com  ABOUT TODAY’S GUEST Olaf Boerner is the head of business development at flustix, which tests and certifies plastic-free products as well as products made with recycled plastics to help reduce plastic waste worldwide. Olaf has previously worked as a consultant in the fields of Sustainability and International Education with a special focus on growth projects. HIGHLIGHTS 5:00 Trends in reducing, replacing, and recycling plastics 12:30 What is flustix and plastic-free 14:15 Addressing the growing consumer demand for plastic-free 16:00 Is plastic-free the way to be? 20:15 What is a certification and how flustix works 22:45 Certifying recycling content and challenges with recycling 30:30 Where to buy certified plastic-free or recycled plastic products

Today we’re talking with Olaf Boerner about plastics and packaging in a circular economy. In this episode, you will learn about current trends in the plastics industry and packaging sector, discover what it means to be plastic free and the tradeoffs associated with it, and hear about practicalities related to recycling plastics. Get ready to be shocked when you find out what things you use everyday that contain plastic! Resources and links discussed in this episode are available at <a href="gettingintheloopodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">gettingintheloopodcast.com </a> ABOUT TODAY’S GUEST Olaf Boerner is the head of business development at flustix, which tests and certifies plastic-free products as well as products made with recycled plastics to help reduce plastic waste worldwide. Olaf has previously worked as a consultant in the fields of Sustainability and International Education with a special focus on growth projects. HIGHLIGHTS 5:00 Trends in reducing, replacing, and recycling plastics 12:30 What is flustix and plastic-free 14:15 Addressing the growing consumer demand for plastic-free 16:00 Is plastic-free the way to be? 20:15 What is a certification and how flustix works 22:45 Certifying recycling content and challenges with recycling 30:30 Where to buy certified plastic-free or recycled plastic products

Packaging and plastics in a circular economy with Olaf Boerner