Trina Matta is Vice President of Policy Implementation at The Recycling Partnership, a mission-driven NGO committed to advancing a circular economy by building a better recycling system. She leads a team of experts who contribute to the successful implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility laws in the United States. As the former lead for The Film and Flexibles Recycling Coalition at The Recycling Partnership, Matta collaborated with MRFs, reclaimers and producers to find innovative ways to recycle more film packaging. She has worked in the field of recycling and sustainability for over 10 years at the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, RRS, and the State of North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. Matta holds a Master in Public Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She lives in Atlanta, GA where she enjoys reading mysteries, cooking food her children refuse to eat, and taking walks in the woods.