Purpose
Driven by purpose, we envision a world in which waste is treated as a valuable resource that can be converted to feedstock for virgin materials. We envision a world in which landfilling and incineration have been replaced with waste conversion processes that support circular economy sustainability. We envision a world where molecules derived from nature’s precious resources can be used and reused in an endless loop of circularity.
We follow science based solutions such as Regenerative Gasification that offers opportunities to solve intractable recycling challenges posed by modern multi-layered, multi material products and packaging. The Consortium for Waste Circularity CWC supports the pursuit of robust and flexible waste conversion solutions through education, research and outreach. CWC seeks to align the Packaging Industry to pledge use of this eco-methanol™ as recycle content that will be plentiful.
Founding Members
This disruptive transformation of infrastructure requires the collaboration from Brands, Producers, Plastics industry, Packaging Printers, Supply Chain partners to take responsibility and ban together to solve this daunting problem. Together we can make a difference.
Industry leaders who came together to start the Consortium For Waste Circularity and drive this change include:
Our members are committed to share their expertise, fund and demonstrate projects and programs that will recover and create value from all waste.
Leadership
Board Members
Michael Ferrari
Executive Director
Michael Ferrari is founder and President of Ferrari Innovation Solutions, LLC. Michael has built a worldwide reputation through shopper behavior research, speaking engagements and trade journal articles on the subject of business growth through packaging. Michael completed a successful career at the Procter & Gamble Company. His diverse work experience includes international assignments and his leadership has delivered initiatives to the marketplace for some of the world’s leading billion dollar brands. He served on the Board of Directors for the Flexographic Technical Association, and has been a keynote speaker for numerous international and University events with multiple trade journal publications.
President
Mike Ferrari
Rich St Coeur
Secretary
Rich St Coeur is a 31-year veteran of the Pressure Sensitive Tape industry and is currently the R&D Director for New Technology Platform Development at Intertape Polymer Group (IPG), a global leader in packaging and protective solutions. His responsibilities include oversight of IPG’s process labs and leading the IPG R&D Engineering Team, Analytical Team, and Synthesis Teams. During his tenure at IPG Rich has been granted 9 US Patents in the areas of processing, formulation, and
tape structure.
In his role at as an R&D Director, Rich is challenged to support IPG’s sustainable product design and development vision, a goal that is aligned with the purpose of the Consortium for Waste Circularity.
Secretary
Rich St Coeur
Jim Wagner
Treasurer
Jim Wagner is an Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist at Belmark, a pressure sensitive, flexible packaging, and folded carton label manufacturer. In addition to ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal environmental and safety regulations, Jim spends his time monitoring and researching sustainable solutions for various
wastes in production environments.
He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay with a MS in Sustainable Management and retired from the military in 2019 after 27 years of service in the U.S. Air Force and Wisconsin Army National Guard, where he was deployed multiple times.
Jim is committed to the idea that nonprofits, working with public and private sectors, can make fundamental change in the community; addressing plastic and municipal waste is one such issue that will require all three sectors working together to find a solution. He has served on the Board of Directors with local environmental and veteran-relief nonprofit organizations over the past decade, serving as both Secretary or Treasurer in each. When he is not working to preserve natural resources, you can normally find Jim camping, kayaking, skiing, or scuba diving in his free time.
Treasurer
Jim Wagner
Felipe Sixto
Director
Felipe Sixto is the Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Sixto Packaging and the Managing Director of Sixto Global Capital, a private equity fund. Felipe has a Juris Doctrate from the Washington College of law at American Univesity in Washington, DC. He also has a Masters and a Bachelors from Florida International Univesrity in Miami. Felipe has written articles for several trade publications including, Flexible Packaging Magazine, The Economic Times, Flexo magazine, Coffee Time, among others. He is currently the President of the Southern Coffee Association with the 3 year term ending in October 2022. Before joining the family business, Felipe worked in Washington, DC in several capacities including Special Assistant to the President. During the Bush Administration. Felipe enjoys hunting and fishing with his family on his time off.
Sixto Packaging is a family owned and operated flexible packaging converter. Sixto’s capabilities include up to 10 color printing; solventless laminations of films, paper, and foil; shrink sleeves for bottles; in addition to manufacturing bags and pouches in many sizes and styles; packaging structure R&D and marketing ervices. Sixto Packaging has manufacturing plants in Miami, FL; Lima, Peru; and Mexico City, Mexico.
Director
Felipe Sixto
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TED S. YOHO, DVM
Dr. Ted Yoho, DVM has a strong background in the sciences having practiced veterinary medicine for 28 years (University of Florida, Class of 83’). Ted served as a Congressional representative for 8 years representing Florida’s 3rd Congressional District. During his congressional tenure, he served on the agriculture and foreign affairs committees and introduced and passed the BUILD Act which authorized the creation of the United States Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Ted is regarded as a leading opinion on the criticality of waste recovery of rare earth metals from discarded electronic devices as a matter of national security. In addition, Ted was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun from the country of Japan, the Order of the Polar Star from the Country of Mongolia and the highest award given out by the American Farm Bureau Federation - the Golden Plow. Ted has been married to his wife Carolyn for 46 years and they have three grown children.
Ted S. Yoho, DVM
Former Member of Congress