PRO Adds Conagra Brands and Georgia-Pacific to Board

Circular Action Alliance (CAA), the producer responsibility organization (PRO) that is overseeing extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws in several states, recently announced that Conagra Brands and Georgia-Pacific have joined its board of directors.

The companies have expertise in packaging design and recycling in the U.S. and globally, CAA says in a news release.

The companies join CAA’s existing board members:

Amazon
The Coca-Cola Company
Colgate-Palmolive
Danone
Ferrero
General Mills
Keurig Dr Pepper
The Kraft Heinz Company
L’Oréal
Mars, Incorporated
Mondelēz International
Nestlé USA
Niagara Bottling, LLC
PepsiCo
Procter & Gamble
SC Johnson
Target
Walmart

EPR Programs Moving Ahead

Conagra Brands and Georgia-Pacific will further enrich the board’s collective expertise, says Charlie Schwarze, CAA board chair and senior director of sustainability at Keurig Dr Pepper.

“As we move closer to implementation of EPR laws, their experience and leadership will play a critical role in delivering on the requirements state to state and advancing a circular economy,” Schwarze said in a statement.

CAA is the only organization approved to implement U.S. EPR laws for paper and packaging and is operating as the single PRO in California and Colorado. CAA has submitted a program plan to operate as the PRO in Oregon in 2025 and an application to serve as the PRO in Minnesota. In Maryland, CAA has been selected to represent producer interests as the PRO on the State Producer Responsibility Advisory Council.

“One of CAA’s strategic operating principles is to provide strong producer governance of EPR programs and effective representation of producers’ priorities,” said Jeff Fielkow, CEO of CAA, in a statement.

“The leadership provided by Conagra Brands and Georgia-Pacific, along with the other board members, directly supports our mission to help all producers comply with EPR laws; deliver harmonized, best-in-class compliance services; and work with governments, businesses, and communities to reduce waste and recycle more.”

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