As Market Development Manager for Circular Feedstocks at Eastman, Marija is charged with developing new PET feed streams and partnerships that support sourcing efforts for Eastman’s molecular recycling technologies. Her efforts with the waste industry, PET reclaimers and advocacy organizations are centered on PET streams that are not being collected today or do not have viable end markets. She represents Eastman in The Recycling Partnership’s PET Recycling Coalition and National Association for PET Container Resources. Prior to Eastman, she has worked in the plastics packaging industry for close to a decade in various supply chain and procurement roles. Most recently, she managed the PET category for a large US converter. Marija is based out of Ypsilanti, Michigan where she lives with her husband and three children.