Parlor Talks host Kalie VanDewater sits down with Sara Osorio, manager of EHS and sustainability at PRINTING United Alliance, for a deep dive into the evolving world of sustainable materials in the packaging and label industry.

Osorio explores key innovations, breaks down the balance between material performance and environmental impact, touches on growing trends such as paperization and monomaterial packaging, and more.

0:00 Introduction
1:04 Sustainability Innovations in Packaging Materials
2:48 How to Evaluate Sustainable Substrates
5:40 Balancing Sustainability and Performance
7:34 The Paperization Trend
11:47 Monomaterial Packaging Benefits and Tradeoffs
15:50 Role of Inks, Coatings, and Adhesives in Sustainability
19:23 Carbon-Negative Materials and Future Innovations
21:10 Key Takeaways and Advice for Converters
23:43 Closing Remarks