Most people today know March Madness as the few weeks that begin in March when 68 NCAA Division I men’s and women’s college basketball teams compete to be national champions, but for those working in the public policy advocacy and government affairs arenas, there is another March Madness.
Read MorePresident’s Message
Insights from FPA’s Leader
FPA President and CEO Dan Felton offers his valuable perspective on consumer trends, legislative change, sustainability, and more. Keep your finger on the pulse of the flexible packaging industry by learning about the obstacles and achievements outlined in these letters.
New Year Brings New Challenges and Opportunities
Jan/Feb 2025
As I prepared to ring in the New Year, I was reminded of this quote from playwright Hillary DePiano in her 2014 play New Year’s Thieve: “You can get excited about the future. The past won’t mind.” Never were truer words spoken as I took the helm of the Flexible Packaging Association as your new president and CEO.
Read MoreFPA Is in Good Hands
Nov/Dec 2024
As the last President’s Message I will pen for FlexPack VOICE® and the Flexible Packaging Association, I can reflect on my eight years with FPA with pride, enjoyment, and success.
Read MoreFlexForward® Fall Conference Holds Something For Everyone
Sept/Oct 2024
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) and its board-level work group on meetings have reimagined our fall conference, which will now be the premier flexible packaging event of the season.
Read MorePolitical Action Committee Kicks Off Work at Crucial Time
July/August 2024
Bipartisan FlexPAC™ will help the flexible packaging industry support candidates for federal and state offices. With the 2024 election season in full swing, it has never been more vital to understand the value of political engagement and the need to strengthen the flexible packaging industry’s political resources.
Read MoreFour Pillars for Our Future
May/June 2024
The four pillars—protect, inform, promote, and connect—have been infused with new priorities to guide the board, committee, and staff efforts—and inform the Flexible Packaging Association’s budget
Read MoreFPA Monitors Issues and Legislation Involving Food Waste
March/April 2024
Food waste is one of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. The current goal set by the United Nations Global Compact, Paris Accord, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and U.S. Department of Agriculture is to cut food waste and loss by 50% by 2030.
Read MoreFPA’s Political Action Committee to Start Work
2024 Will Be Busy With Advocacy and Other Efforts
Jan/Feb 2024
FPA is also launching a new supporting category of membership.
Read MoreAdvocacy and Strategic Planning Round Out 2023
Nov/Dec 2023
As the year ends and we all reflect on our accomplishments as well as our resolutions for the new year, the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) has a lot to celebrate in 2023 and look forward to in 2024. On the state level, the advocacy focus was again on extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation, per- and […]
Read MoreFederal Recycling Strategies Must Be Monitored Closely
Sept/Oct 2023
We have been given several regulatory opportunities this year to drive home our message on the importance of films and flexibles, including the protection of products and the reduction of carbon, as well as shaping the future of recycling in the United States to include this type of packaging.
Read MoreFlexible Packaging Industry Offers a Great Place to Grow Careers
July/Aug 2023
The Flexible Packaging Association is keeping tabs on the many opportunities to overcome workforce challenges.
Read MoreEducating on the Differences Between PFAs and PPAs
May/June 2023
Six states have adopted laws that focus on regulating the intentional use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in food packaging. The regulations, however, do not equate to a total ban on the use of PFAS, and the industry needs to do more to educate on the differences between PFAS and the fluoropolymers we use as polymer processing aids.
Read MoreReaching New Audiences
March/April 2023
Industry engagement through social media is critical to spreading the message about flexibles, particularly to consumers.
Read MoreFPA Welcomes New Congress Members
But Old Issues Like Aluminum, Circularity, and Trade Remain
Jan/Feb 2023
New year, new Congress, and it’s quite a different group after the elections. With our aluminum foil advocacy, the Flexible Packaging Association is a newly minted federal lobbyist organization with yours truly now duly registered. And we will make the most of it as the work continues on the trade front and circularity issues.
Read MoreAluminum Trade Policies Must Change
Nov/Dec 2022
Deja vu. Shortly after I started with the Flexible Packaging Association in 2016, I had my first real test. While advocacy has always been my passion, I was still learning the industry, as well as my CEO role, and had never worked on a trade issue. When the International Trade Commission received a petition to impose anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Chinese aluminum foil, we were off and running.
Read MoreAdvanced Recycling Works—We Just Need to Ramp it Up
Sept/Oct 2022
Recycling does work—but our U.S. recycling infrastructure is decades old; markets have been severely limited by relying on exports for too long; and it doesn’t provide circularity for much of today’s packaging types, including flexible packaging.
Read MoreInvestment Needed to Deliver Full Circularity
July/Aug 2022
The 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 MoreFPA Plans Membership Drive
May/June 2022
FPA 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.
Read MoreEPA and FPA Share Similar Goals
March/April 2022
The 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.
Read MoreLet’s Unite for Flexibles!
2022 Offers Challenges and Opportunities
Jan/Feb 2022
A new year brings a renewed focus on the Flexible Packaging Association’s core pillars: advocacy, communication, research, and networking.
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