California’s August 1 Source Reduction Plan deadline marks a starting point, not a finish line. Organizations will need to report progress and adjust their approach every year through 2032, which means source reduction can’t be treated as a one-time filing exercise. It has to become part of how packaging decisions get made on an ongoing basis.
Join Specright and Adept Packaging for a discussion on what it takes to build that kind of system: one grounded in accurate packaging data and backed by the engineering expertise to act on it. We’ll look at where companies commonly get stuck, what a credible plan actually requires, and how a strong data foundation combined with hands-on packaging engineering support sets organizations up to keep meeting these requirements year over year, not just this August.
For companies already using Specright, this is also a chance to see how that existing data can be put to work faster with Adept’s guidance on drafting, implementation, and execution.
This session brings together Tom Preston and Adam Armstrong from Specright and Prateek Lal and Curtis Gippe from Adept Packaging, drawing on firsthand experience across categories including beauty and cosmetics, where EPR requirements are surfacing data gaps that catch many brands off guard.
What You’ll Learn
What makes a Source Reduction Plan credible, not just compliant
Why source reduction is a recurring operational requirement, not a one-time deadline
Common data gaps and pitfalls companies are running into (with a look at beauty and cosmetics)
Building the packaging data foundation needed for long-term execution
Turning plans into actionable, trackable packaging projects
Bringing together leaders in industry and technology to drive innovation.
Adam Armstrong
VP of Strategic Partnerships, Specright
As the VP of Strategic Partnerships at Specright, Adam has spent 8 years working directly with manufacturing, consumer goods, and supply chain leaders to drive a spec-first approach to managing packaging and product data. Adam serves as an adjunct professor for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s Masters in Packaging Value Chain program, and he previously worked in digital strategy and analytics for the National Football League and Brand Affinity Technologies. Adam holds a BA and MBA from the University of California Los Angeles.
Tom Preston
VP Business Development, Specright
Tom Preston is a senior sales leader who enjoys his role in business development for Specright. In his four years at the company, he has been instrumental to Specright’s growth in the Beauty, Industrial Chemicals, and Food & Beverage market segments. Tom’s prior experience at Avon, Kraft Foods, and Best Foods allows him to approach solutions with empathy for system users who need accurate, timely data to make decisions in fast-paced, transactional moments with confidence.
Tom holds degrees from Michigan State and New York Universities and a love for lifelong learning that is best exemplified by a career that includes tenures in Food, Beauty, Recycling, and Packaging Manufacturing companies. Tom also serves the Community as an adjunct professor at St. Thomas Aquinas College where he has taught and designed curricula for Internet Marketing and Supply Chain Management.
“Specright enables us to track everything from the early stags of development, to production and end of life. Preparing to use Specright forced us to hold up a mirror and absorb a lot of reflective moments. It was very eye-opening and we feel much better prepared for the future now.”
Brittny Ohr
Director of Product Management, Sugar Foods
Why You Need Specright
When everyone has access to specifications, amazing things happen – faster product development, improved quality, and less waste.
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