Rethinking Materials: Redefining Sustainable Packaging
Nashville | April 21-23 | 2026
SPC Impact gathers the experts responsible for how packaging is designed, labeled, recovered, and regulated. Attendees can look forward to forming packaging partnerships, understanding where regulation and recovery are headed, and leaving with clear next steps for their sustainability strategies.
Three days in Nashville.
Insights you’ll use all year.
The story behind the headlines
Get the inside scoop on how companies like KIND and IKEA championed collaboration and innovations to secure huge sustainable packaging wins for their organizations.
Real-world strategies from brands
Brands and retailers like Amazon, Mondelez, and Walmart will share their sustainable packaging decisions, tradeoffs, and implementation challenges as EPR ramps up.
Recovery system realities
Experts from General Mills and Mars will walk you through recovery efforts and the potential of alternative materials as California’s 65% recovery deadline approaches.
Clarity on regulation
Hear directly from legislators and Circular Action Alliance on how EPR programs will work, the patchwork of state policies, and the intersection of EPR and PCR mandates.
Connect with the people your projects depend on. Meet with the brands, converters, recyclers, consultants, and policymakers working toward the same sustainable packaging goals.
What to Expect at SPC Impact
We’ve got a program designed to help the industry redefine sustainable packaging. Attendees can divide and conquer can’t-miss breakout sessions with their co-workers. Register for tours to connect with fellow attendees and see how Music City does sustainability. And don’t forget to find inspiration to change our industry — and the world — during main stage keynotes.
Potential Collaborators
Consider your sustainable packaging problems solved. At SPC Impact, hundreds of attendees find the partnerships they need to solve some of packaging’s stickiest problems, from flexible film circularity to scaling compostable solutions.
Insights from Industry Thought Leaders
Wondering which states will pass EPR next? How we can finally inspire consumer behavior change? SPC Impact’s 80 speakers will share what’s working across portfolios, what’s changing across policy, and how companies are adapting to meet consumers’ sustainability expectations.
Actionable Content
With more than 40 sessions, experts interested in everything from eco-modulation to consumer education can tailor their SPC Impact experience to find the sessions, tours, and workshops that’ll set them up for success when they head back to the office.
Networking Opportunties
Beyond sessions, SPC Impact provides structured time to solve problems with your peers. Bring a packaging challenge and talk it through with recyclers, material suppliers, and other brands or retailers working toward similar solutions.
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Omni Nashville + Country Music Hall of Fame®
For SPC Impact 2026, we are heading to Music City and the Omni Nashville. Adjacent to the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum, there is no better hotel in downtown Nashville, TN for a memorable event in Music City.
Experiential Tours
Arrive early to connect with fellow attendees, and experience innovations in sustainability throughout our host city with curated tours. Not only do these tours provide space for networking and learning opportunities, but also a great opportunity to immerse yourself in new experiences.
