April 2-4 | New Orleans, LA
Less Carbon with Better Packaging
Thank you to all of our attendees, sponsors, partners, vendors and staff for being part of an invigorating and impactful SPC Impact 2024 in New Orleans. The breadth of knowledge, shared experiences, and viewpoints on display was astounding. As we came together with the common goal of achieving Less Carbon with Better Packaging, insights from across the supply chain filled us with hope and actionable takeaways.Embracing collaboration at scale, driving behavior change, and ensuring everyone has a seat at the table is the only way we can truly tackle the challenges of climate change impacting our everyday lives.
SPC Impact 2024 By the Numbers
Speaker Spotlight
McKenna Morrigan
Strategic Advisor, Waste Prevention and Product Stewardship
Dr. Andrew Hurley
Associate Professor, Packaging Science and Director of Entrepreneurship
Event Highlights
Tours
Down by the River Bike Tour
Down by the River is a guided group bike ride along River Road in St. Charles Parish. It brings you face to face with two powerful forces in Louisiana: the environmental justice movement and local African-American history. It is an evolution of what has traditionally been called a “”toxic tour””–a drive-by of polluting sites like dumps, refineries, and chemical plants. Down by the River transforms a litany of depressing sites into powerful beacons of resistance, a lens through which the past and present are applied to today’s environmental movement. Bicycles and helmets are provided. Participants cycle mostly on the levee, next to the Mississippi River, stopping at six historically relevant sites. Co-led by a community organizer from a local grassroots group and the Bike Ride Manager of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade.
Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana HQ
Louisiana’s coastal land loss is having dramatic effects on the nation’s energy, navigation and fisheries interests. It’s also devastating the communities of south Louisiana and the families who have called this place home for generations. CRCL works at the state, local and federal levels to ensure that restoring and protecting coastal Louisiana are top priorities for our state and the nation.
Glass Half Full
Like most good things, it started with a bottle of wine…
As seniors at Tulane University in 2020, we were disappointed and frustrated with the lack of glass recycling in New Orleans. One night, over a bottle of wine that we knew would end up at the landfill unless we did something about it, we hatched a plan to combat this problem. Specifically, we wanted a system that was transparent, accessible, and most importantly, actually recycled glass into something functional. Instead of trying to take on the task of reforming the current system, we decided to look at the ‘glass half full’ by implementing our own grassroots glass recycling program.
Evening Socials
Faubourg Brewery Sponsored by Amcor
Hosted by Amcor, SPC Impact’s Evening Social will be hosted at Faubourgh Brewery, New Orleans oldest working brewery. Enjoy delicious beers, delicious hors d’oeuvres, and an expansive outdoor space with bocce ball, disc-golf and more whilst networking with your fellow attendees. RSVPs are required and will open closer to the event.
Port Orleans Brewery Sponsored by UPM Raflatac
Hosted by UPM Raflatac, this SPC Impact Evening Social will be hosted at Port Orleans Brewery, one of the newer members to the New Orleans Craft Brewing family. Sip on spectacular beers, enjoy tasty bites, tour the brewery, and connect with your fellow attendees! RSVPs are required and will open closer to the event.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!
