Trent A. Romer

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Trent A. Romer

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Trent Romer is a sustainability leader, author, and TEDx speaker who has spent 30 years in the plastic bag manufacturing industry before serving as a sustainability operating partner for a private equity firm focused on environmental, social, and governance issues. His latest book, This Is Our Home, is a cautionary yet inspiring tale to take personal action in the fight against the planet’s destruction.

Romer draws on two clear experiences that motivated his own journey toward sustainability. The first was as co-owner of Clear View Bag Co., Inc, founded in 1961 by his grandfather. When the 2017 anti-plastic narrative swept the globe, Romer realized it was time to find an eco-friendly alternative to the manufacturing process. The second was c
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Is recycle the right word?

When we recycle, we feel good. But when we think about what may be happening once the recyclables get picked up, we feel a little less sure of what happens next. When we see a news story about some things we thought were recyclable ending up in landfills or worse in the natural environment, we begin to question the whole idea. The recycle headline seems to fall short of the actual story we see pla Read more of this blog post »
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Published on September 08, 2020 09:40
Average rating: 4.1 · 69 ratings · 45 reviews · 2 distinct worksSimilar authors
Finding Sustainability. The...

3.92 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions
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This Is Our Home: A Sustain...

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“The plastics conundrum lies in the great value to our everyday lives and simultaneous damage to the environment if plastic is treated as disposable rather than a resource.”
Trent A. Romer, Finding Sustainability

“If we are not buying recycled content, we are not recycling.”
Trent A. Romer, Finding Sustainability

“If we are not buying recycled content, we are not recycling.”
Trent A. Romer, Finding Sustainability

“The plastics conundrum lies in the great value to our everyday lives and simultaneous damage to the environment if plastic is treated as disposable rather than a resource.”
Trent A. Romer, Finding Sustainability

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