Marcio Amazonas is an international executive with large experience in sustainability aspects of the packaged food & beverage industry. He worked for The Coca-Cola Company, Plastic Technologies, Inc. (PTI) and other companies leading initiatives in recycling and circular design.  His current focus at NEXTLOOPP, Inc., where he serves as vice-president for the Americas, is the development of markets and technologies to recycle polypropylene for direct food contact.  Marcio has joined earlier editions of LAPET and SCAPET as speaker and moderator.  He is based in Brazil and works closely with plastic recyclers in Mexico, Colombia, and Chile, supporting their domestic rPP markets and exports.