Trade groups nationwide, including the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), are carefully monitoring the Trump administration’s expansion of steel and aluminum tariffs. President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order (EO) on February 10, 2025, imposing a 25% tariff on U.S. imports of steel and aluminum starting on March 12, 2025. “We are actively engaged with […]

Colorado’s Producer Responsibility Advisory Board has received an initial plan proposal from an organization offering to run the state’s extended producer responsibility (EPR) law. Circular Action Alliance (CAA) submitted its initial plan proposal that details program operations and describes how CAA will help producers comply with all elements of the law, according to a news […]

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), the voice for the rapidly growing U.S. flexible packaging industry, applauds the introduction and Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee advancement of the Strategies to Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development (STEWARD) Act (S.351). As the second largest and fastest growing segment of the domestic packaging industry, […]

Shortly after Donald J. Trump took office on January 20, 2025,the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) reported that it intends to work with the Trump administration to advance the priorities of flexible packaging manufacturers nationwide. Members of FPA, which is celebrating 75 years as an association in 2025, employ approximately 83,000 workers in the United States, […]