Webinar – Beyond Microplastics: Redefining Flexible Packaging for Brands, People, and the Planet
Bowling Green, OH, October 20, 2025 – Flexible packaging has become the industry’s go-to solution for convenience, performance, and cost — but it comes with a hidden price we can no longer ignore. Today, most flexible films and single-use formats aren’t recyclable, ultimately ending up in landfills, waterways, and oceans. As they break down, they release micro- and nano-plastics that contaminate our soil, water, and food supply — and increasingly, our own bodies.
It’s time to rethink the role of flexible packaging in a sustainable future. In this webinar, we’ll explore how next-generation innovation can solve the problems legacy packaging created — with breakthrough materials that are entirely plastic-free, flushable, and designed to eliminate microplastic pollution at the source.
This webinar will share:
- The real impact of flexible packaging today — from end-of-life failure to emerging human health risks.
- Insights into microplastic science and how material design decisions directly influence pollution pathways.
- News of a world-first innovation, PureNil 0, a plastic-free, flushable solution that can redefine your flexible packaging for a healthier planet and safer future.
Register here:
https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/5112523/8C20D501F28817B15BB071DB87C25A0E?partnerref=EXT
Sponsored by:
Speakers:
Jonathan Jakubowski
CEO, SmartSolve
Jonathan received his undergraduate degree from Bowling Green State University where he played collegiate football and a Masters Degree in Public Policy from Georgetown University. Jonathan is an author, entrepreneur, founder, and inventor. He is the President of SmartSolve, an award-winning business focused on zero waste packaging, and was recently awarded a patent for bio-based packaging innovation. He is the founder of Champions in Action, chairman of the Forge Leadership Network Board of Directors, and author of an award-winning book, Bellwether Blues, that has gained national attention.
Vidhu Nagpal, Ph.D.
Director of Flexible Packaging, SmartSolve
Vidhu Nagpal, Ph.D., holds a doctorate in Polymer Science from Virginia Tech and a background in chemical engineering. He launched a tech company, worked in R&D at PPG Industries, led packaging innovation at Kraft Heinz, and now drives zero-waste, water-soluble packaging solutions at SmartSolve.
Ashleigh Hotz – Moderator
Director of Sales and Marketing, SmartSolve
Ashleigh Hotz is the Director of Sales and Marketing at SmartSolve, where she leads strategic initiatives and drives customer engagement in innovative, flushable raw materials. She is the founder of Lily Jane Garden Club and founding board member of G.E.T. HOPE Veteran’s Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit offering community, hope, and healing for veterans in NW Ohio.
