Sep 22, 2026 · 21 min · 12 segments
On this episode of the Waste World podcast, Gage Edwards travels to Houston, TX, to chat with Matt Seaholm, CEO of the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), about the conversations taking place at…
Matt SeaholmGuest
Gage EdwardsHost
I mean, we deal with when I'm writing a lot of articles, I'm thinking about the consumer because I'm a consumer.
So it's like, all right, what does my plastic do? Where is it going? What are the positives of plastic? I think in my normal life, not many people understand like, oh, plastic has somewhere useful to go, not just the ocean, unfortunately, sometimes.
You know, end of life is just one part of the story of the life cycle of plastic.
But if you just even take that away, plastic wins in basically every application it's used for during its life.
And it's primarily because it's the most environmentally friendly option, but it's probably producing the best performance as well.
I mean, we deal with when I'm writing a lot of articles, I'm thinking about the consumer because I'm a consumer.
So it's like, all right, what does my plastic do? Where is it going? What are the positives of plastic? I think in my normal life, not many people understand like, oh, plastic has somewhere useful to go, not just the ocean, unfortunately, sometimes.
You know, end of life is just one part of the story of the life cycle of plastic.
But if you just even take that away, plastic wins in basically every application it's used for during its life.
And it's primarily because it's the most environmentally friendly option, but it's probably producing the best performance as well.
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Start With Common Ground
Policy talks need a shared starting point
Plastic’s End-of-Life Challenge
The biggest challenge comes after products' use
Recyclable Claims Need Proof
Recycling claims need proof consumers can trust
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