SPC Advance 2018

This tour is FULL.

At the EREMA Tech Center in Ipswich, multiple machines are available for customers to test a wide variety of plastic materials for recycling. During the tour for SPC Advance attendees,  we will be running post-consumer plastic material and demonstrate how the process works and the kind of quality of processed pellets are achievable. Visitors will get a hands on experience from start of the process with a plastic bale, through processing and quality assessment and assurance.

8:00 am: Departure from Marriott Copley Place

9:00 am: Presentation and Visit

12:00pm: Arrival back to Marriott Copley Place

This tour is FULL.

Join Keurig Dr Pepper at their offices in Burlington, MA for breakfast and a behind-the-scenes look into their Sustainability program.  With a focus on environmental responsibility, sustainable supply chains, and thriving people and communities, Keurig will share with SPC participants how and why they decided on these pillars and their goals to achieve positive impact.  www.BrewABetterWorld.com

Please be advised there is not enough time to participate in this tour and make it in time to also join the Harpoon Brewery tour.

8:00 am: Departure from Marriott Copley Place

9:00 Arrival at Keurig and start of visit/tour

11:00 am: Departure back Marriott Copley Place

12:00 pm: Estimated arrival back at Marriott Copley Place

This tour is FULL.

The tour will begin with an overview of the process flow at the MRF from the time material is received and graded to the time when it is loaded on a truck as an outbound commodity. We will review some of the challenges facing us in the recycling industry today and countermeasures to ensuring that our programs are sustainable long-term. The group will then tour the facility and see the operation first hand. We will conclude with a Q&A back in the conference room.

Sturdy shoes are required, no open toes. Groups will be broken down into sets of no more than 12 people and hard hats, safety glasses, and vests will be supplied to ensure everyone is visible and protected.

8:00 am: Departure from Marriott Copley Place

9:00 am:  Estimated arrival at MRF and start of tour

10:00 am: Departure back to Marriott Copley Place

11:00 am: Estimated arrival back at Marriott Copley Place

Visit one of the leading lightweight decorative tissue mills in the United States and learn about their “Soft Steps Forward” Sustainability initiatives. Located in Gardner, MA; Seaman Paper has been operating since 1946. The tour will explore Seaman Paper’s papermaking process and the sustainable actions that have allowed the mill to stay competitive on a global basis.

Please note, closed-toe shoes are required for this tour.

Tour will depart from hotel lobby, attendees will be bussed (with WiFi) to Seaman Paper.

8:30 am: Departure from Marriott Copley Place

10:00 am: Arrival and Coffee, start of visit and tour

11:30 am: Departure back to Marriott Copley Place

1:00 pm Arrival back at Marriott Copley Place

Headquartered in Boston’s Seaport District, Ginkgo Bioworks uses the most advanced technology on the planet–biology–to grow products instead of manufacturing them. The company’s technology platform is bringing biotechnology into consumer goods markets, enabling fragrance, cosmetic, nutrition, food, agriculture and pharmaceuticals to make better products.

The company has created Bioworks foundries that automate and scale every step in the process of organism design and allow engineers to prototype thousands of biological designs. With a new foundry built every year since 2015, Ginkgo invites you to meet their robots in the very bustling confines of Bioworks1, Bioworks2, and Bioworks3 and take a sneak peek at the soon-to-open Bioworks4.”

8:30 am: Departure from Marriott Copley Place

9:00 am Arrival at Ginkgo Bioworks and start of tour

10:30 am: Departure back to Marriott Copley Place

11:00 am: Approx return to Marriott Copley Place

Boston’s historic center may be small, but it packs in so much history. From an experiment in Puritan exclusiveness to an inclusive modern metropolis, every street, corner and building whispers stories of the past. The Boston Massacre and the original Tea Party took place here. Sam Adams, Ben Franklin and George Washington all roamed its streets.

The Tour will end at Faneuil Hall at 11:00 am and tour attendees are encouraged to grab lunch in that area. Please be advised there is not enough time to participate in this tour and make it in time to also join the Harpoon Brewery one.

Sites we cover on the tour:

• Boston Common
• Massachusetts State House
• Park Street Church
• Granary Burying Ground
• King’s Chapel
• Old South Meeting House
• Old Corner Bookstore
• Old State House
• Boston Massacre Site
• Faneuil Hall

2 hour walking tour.

This tour is FULL.

Did you know which is the oldest, most popular, all-time best selling basketball shoe of all time? The Converse All Star Chuck Taylor! Sixty percent of all Americans own or have owned a pair.

In this tour, SPC Advance attendees will get the chance experience the rich history of the company (which has been around since 1908) and explore the new headquarters building, which is located in a revitalized waterfront area of Boston.

At the end of the tour, attendees will have some time to shop at the store attached to the HQ.

9:30 am: Departure from Marriott Copley Place

10:00 am: Tour starts

11:45 am: Departure back to Marriott

12:15 pm: Approx arrival back to Marriott

Harpoon Brewery and Beer Hall welcomes you to take a guided tour behind-the-scenes of our Brewery! Learn all about the history of Harpoon and get an up close and personal view of the brewing process. As part of the tour, all visitors 21+ will enjoy a range of freshly-brewed Harpoon and UFO beers. During the tasting portion of the tour, a member of the Harpoon Staff will be available for a private Q&A session about the sustainability initiatives and packaging at our Brewery!

11:30am: Depart from Marriott Copley Place
11:50 am: Arrive at Harpoon Brewery
12:00 to 12:50 pm: Tour
1:20 pm: Approx arrival back at Marriott Copley Place:

This sneak peak of the Essentials of Sustainable Packaging course gives a tour through two of the five sections of our Core Content. First, we’ll dive into “Optimize the Design” and learn about several frameworks to think about leveraging product and packaging systems to work in harmony and different considerations to factor into packaging design for e-commerce and retail environments. Then, we’ll examine how to “Design for Recovery” and explore best practices for designing packaging so it’s capable of being effectively collected, sorted, reprocessed, and sold to an end market. These compelling topics give an introduction to the full material of the Essentials of Sustainable Packaging that traverses three other sections including “Why Packaging” is important to the circular economy and sustainability strategy, “Source Sustainably” that looks at best practices for sourcing virgin and recycled materials, as well as “Planetary Boundaries” which zooms out to understand how we can ensure packaging is resilient in the Great Acceleration. Join us for a sample of the Essentials of Sustainable Packaging’s dynamic content and get full access for you and your colleagues through the new online Essentials of Sustainable Packaging course, available to SPC member companies at a discounted rate.

In this two-part session, the SPC will present our training course on the Essentials of Sustainable Fiber Sourcing, a deep-dive training course to compliment our Essentials of Sustainable Packaging core content course. This will include a discussion around responsible forest management, certification, and recycled fiber – laying a broad foundation of understanding for the audience, and engaging them in group interactions on these topics.

In the second part of this session, we will dive deeper into the topic of responsible forest management, and hear from SFI about outcomes from their Conservation Impact Program, which will enhance our understanding of the many benefits of sustainably managed forests, including promoting biodiversity, creating clean air and water, and reducing the impacts of climate change, which can in turn support diverse corporate sustainability goals.

The Industry Leadership Committee for Multi-Material Film Recovery is dedicated to advancing recovery options for multi-material films. The ILC has developed a global clearinghouse of public data on recovery options as well as a Canadian/US dataset on existing recovery options for these films. Future work is anticipated to focus on end market developed in order to help advance recovery options. In this ILC workshop we will hear from four global organizations who are each attempting to tackle increased recovery of multi-material films. Learn from American Chemistry Council (ACC), A Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging (CEFLEX), Healthcare Plastics Recovery Coalition, and the Plastics Industry Association (PIA) about their efforts and emerging findings to increase multi-material film recovery. We will then spend time to explore where the gaps and needs are for future collaborative efforts.

Without sound goals, efforts to improve packaging can lack direction and purpose, but good goals aren’t easy to create. What makes a good goal? How many sustainable packaging goals should a company have? How can conflicting goals be navigated? How should sustainable packaging goals tie to corporate sustainability goals? This interactive workshop is designed for companies seeking to set new sustainable packaging goals or update existing goals, presenting an overview of the SPC’s research on goals, lessons learned, and guidance on creating goals that are meaningful, impactful, practical, and bold.

Explore downtown Boston with fellow attendees during our pub crawl.

6:30 pm Depart from Marriott Copley Place Hotel Lobby
6:45 pm MJ O’Connors
7:30 pm Towne and Stove Spirits
8:30 pm LIR
9:30 pm Dillon’s
10:3o pm Kings