Sustainable Nation

Kim Holmes is Vice President of Sustainability for the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS). The sustainability team provides support for all sustainability and recycling related work undertaken by the councils and committees at PLASTICS.  The association is committed to maximizing the recovery of all plastics, both post-industrial and post-consumer, across all product categories. PLASTICS has developed a truly collaborative, supply chain approach to identifying new end markets that will create demand pull through for recycled plastics.  During her time at PLASTICS, Kim has worked to develop the Zero Net Waste recognition program, sustainability benchmarking for the industry, and a number of innovative recovery demonstration projects.  Kim Joins Sustainable Nation to Discuss: Addressing the ocean plastic crisis Designing plastic products and packaging for the circular economy Sustainability of plastics as a material Changing recovery dynamics in the United States Advice and recommendations for sustainabi