Tetra Pak North America, Vernon Hills, Ill., has announced that Jason Pelz has joined the company as vice president of sustainability and recycling programs.
Pelz will be responsible for advancing the company’s sustainability and recycling strategies throughout the United States and Canada. Pelz, with close to 20 years of experience in the recycling industry, joins Tetra Pak from Waste Management Recycle America. He recently served as the director of global export sales.
Pelz has led global export strategy for Waste Management’s secondary fiber and scrap plastics, including the management of the export sales group. He also managed processes by which the export sales team opened new, and grew existing global sales markets for recyclables, including markets in China, Southeast Asia, Europe, India, Mexico, South America and the Middle East.
“I’ve been involved with recycling my whole career, working with companies that are truly trying to move the dial in environmental responsibility. Carton recycling is a challenge in North America, but one that reaps great economic and environmental benefits when implemented correctly and with the proper community support,” Pelz says.
Tetra Pak is a food processing and packaging solutions company that operates in more than 170 countries.
Pelz Joins Tetra Pak North America
The new vice president of sustainability and recycling programs will work from Vernon Hills, Ill.