Welcome to Silk Logic’s Sustainability Daily Podcast, where each day we discover how cutting-edge technology is transforming business for the greener good. Today, we’ll dive into a story of medical supply packaging that’s saving tons of waste, explore how AI is supercharging sustainable cement and construction, and spotlight a merger that's empowering big brands to reduce their carbon footprint with surgical precision. No jargon, just impact—plus practical ideas you can bring to your own business. Let’s get started.

First up, a fresh take on a big challenge: packaging waste in healthcare supply chains. Medline Industries, a major U.S. medical-surgical product supplier, just deepened its collaboration with Ranpak Holdings, bringing new packaging automation to one of its flagship distribution centers. So what’s the problem here? Every day, thousands of medical products are shipped to hospitals—often in boxes that are much bigger than they need to be. All that extra cardboard, plastic fi