In two separate actions, California moved to ban single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and sued ExxonMobil over its claims about the recyclability of plastics.
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The video—“Basics of Extended Producer Responsibility”—outlines the sustainability attributes of flexible packaging and then explains how extended producer responsibility programs work.
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We interview Alan Rogers, vice president of sales at Polymount US LLC, which joined the Flexible Packaging Association in 2024.
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The National Association of Manufacturers releases report focusing on how AI reshaping manufacturing
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The Flexible Packaging Association set out in 2023 to reinvent the organization’s fall conference to include more networking opportunities and educational sessions while accommodating its expanding membership base. Those efforts culminate with an exciting conference.
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PACK EXPO International 2024 will also provide various networking events during the expo scheduled for November at McCormick Place in Chicago.
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If you were to ask extended producer responsibility (EPR) experts from other countries about the lessons they learned that could be applied to EPR programs in the United States, you would receive advice about working well in advance on programs, harmonizing them across jurisdictions, being proactive, and getting involved.
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Kim Carswell has spent 40 years in a career that has made her a leader in sustainable packaging, including jobs with major retailers such as General Mills, Kraft Foods, and Target. During that time, she developed meaningful advice for people interested in a career in the flexible packaging industry.
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Alison Keane, the outgoing president and CEO of the Flexible Packaging Association, says one high point of her eight-year tenure was the ability of her “small but mighty” staff to tackle extender producer responsibility laws that have been gaining increasing traction among states nationwide.
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The Career Advancement for Manufacturing Report provides critical data and insights into the unique challenges and opportunities women face in manufacturing.
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The flexible packaging industry is no longer losing the public relations war with environmentalists over how consumers view the issues. It may have already lost it.
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Since the Women in Snacks forum was created nearly six years ago, participation in the group for female executives in the snack industry has continually increased, leading to the first in-person event planned for next week.
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Lily Sevin describes her successful business selling giant mushroom pillows online and her plans for her new role at FPA.
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Brightmark intends to invest $950 million in a “circularity center,” using pyrolysis to convert waste plastics into new products and creating about 200 jobs.
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The alliance is focused on educating the public on sustainability and the recyclability of flexible packaging products in the U.S.
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A startup aims to help companies understand plastics in their operations and supply chain and identify areas to reduce their use.
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Researchers estimate that the average family of four in the United States spends about $1,500 a year on food that is never eaten, but what has been harder to calculate are the reasons why.
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Chris Burt describes her past experience and her plans for her new role at FPA.
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Companies that expect to be covered producers under the extender producer responsibility laws in California, Colorado, and/or Oregon should register by July 1, 2024, with the producer responsibility organization that will implement the laws.
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The hearing before the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee included discussions that would assign procedures for handling flexible packaging and other waste during their life cycles.
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