Career Insight, Sustainability and Advice on Performance Plastics with Drew Schwartz

Expert Guest: Drew Schwartz, President and Co-Owner of Colorado Plastic Products

Drew Schwartz, along with his wife, is the owner of Colorado Plastic Products in Louisville, CO. He is also a member of the Executive Committee on the IAPD Board of Directors and the IAPD Environmental Committee.

In this episode, Drew shares his journey on how he made his way into a career in the performance plastics industry, the insights he has gained along the way and the importance of being involved with IAPD.

Drew also shares his thoughts on the sustainability of performance plastics and the vital role they play in our world today.

Drew's Book Recommendations:

• Plastic a toxic love story, by Susan Freinkel
• Material Value: More More Sustainable, Less Wasteful Manufacturing of Everything from Cell Phones to Cleaning Products, by Julia L F Goldstein
• Plastic: The Making of a Synthetic Century,  by Stephen Fenichell
• Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World, by Mark Miodownik

Read Drew's Review of Material Value in Performance Plastics magazine