Important Work for and in the Industry
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Manufacturers Council recently formed a Sustainability/Regulatory Committee, which will be working on ensuring that legislation around plastics, packaging, and packaging waste considers the unique requirements of medical device packaging.
Nationwide, industries have been struggling to find well-trained workers, and the packaging and flexible packaging industries have not been immune. For the rest of this year, FlexPack VOICE® will profile some of the colleges, universities, and schools that have developed programs to train our future workforce. In this edition, we talk to Shyam S. Sablani, […]
Read MoreThe Ellen MacArthur Foundation recently released a report that focuses on consumer recycling. Much of the report’s strategies follow FPA’s advocacy work on behalf of the industry.
Read MoreSun Chemical Corporation report focuses on its commitment to a sustainability strategy comprising three key pillars: operations, products and services, and collaborations.
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Every year the president and Congress engage in the annual federal budget process to fund all aspects of the federal government. This complex process seems to get more complicated every year.
Read MoreSeveral states are considering proposals that are “simpler solutions” to address packaging in the waste stream. Those concerns continue to be driven by concern over plastic pollution.
Read MoreSPMC® member company representatives convened with customers, suppliers, and one another for the first time in several years.
Read MoreIndustry leaders look to hire students who are not afraid to jump in and figure things out. Here, we learn about how the University of Wisconsin-Stout’s program is helping.
Read MoreFPA offers unparalleled support to the flexible packaging industry—one of the fastest-growing segments in packaging—and you could be an essential part of that movement.
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Predictive models can help designers downgauge their films while maintaining critical properties and helping to accelerate innovation.
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This year, more states are debating packaging issues. These debates, at times, are taking contrasting views over the role of producers in recycling systems and how requirements are developed.
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While aspects of the economy are in recovery, workforce issues are at a crisis point. Public and private entities, large and small companies are facing unprecedented challenges in finding and retaining both entry-level and skilled workers as the labor force participation rate continues to decline.
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FPA’s Emerging Leadership Council will be hosting the Virtual Summer Internship Program again this summer.
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What does “Better Together” mean to you? This was the question the Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council (SPMC®) posed to industry thought leaders during the lead-up to Sterile Packaging Day this spring.
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In this edition, we talk to Martin Golden, adjunct professor in the Rutgers University Packaging Engineering program in New Jersey.
Read MoreThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published its National Recycling Strategy: Part One of a Series on Building a Circular Economy, which identifies strategic objectives and stakeholder-led actions to create a stronger, more resilient, and cost-effective recycling system.
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End markets for packaging with recycled content are driven, among other things, by brand owners, regulation, industry associations, and consumers.
Read MoreThese days, Washington is in a constant election cycle. A lot is at stake this November, including control of both the House and Senate.
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This year will likely prove to be another significant and precedent-setting year with the addition of several new state laws that will govern how packaging is made and managed at the end of life.
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host of states have either passed or are strongly considering EPR legislation as it pertains to packaging, and it is important that everyone has a fundamental understanding of the topic.
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