Ms. Penta, Senior Account Manager Premier Polymers, LLC She will talk about the plastic industry and the spectrum of what it includes and how they are trying different ways to work with sustainability issues. For example: -downgauging (thinner plastic products like water bottles) -alternative resources like sugar cane -reusing (repelletizing) scrap materials in the plants Also she will discuss where and how the changes start in the field, How you get one plant to change and have great success and then the competition sees the need to change their materials or method. How large companies like Walmart, Costco, etc require a certain level of sustainability if you want to be their supplier.