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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Hearings Focus on National Framework for Extended Producer Responsibility
March 21, 2024
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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Professor Says Full Plastic Recycling Could Be Within Reach
March 7, 2024
Bruce Welt, Ph.D., has been perfecting methods to recapture plastics for years and suggests that the processes could revolutionize the recycling industry.
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Ohio Tech Hub to Invest in Sustainable Polymer R&D
Hub Official: ‘Flexible Packaging Is Very High on a Lot of Our Innovators’ Minds’
February 28, 2024
Participants include universities, research centers, local governments, and economic development agencies, as well as companies such as Avery Dennison, Avient, Bridgestone, Goodyear, Parker Hannifin, and Synthomer.
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National Recycling Measures Have Broad Business Support
Congress Expected to Continue Deliberations on Two Bills
February 28, 2024
Observers expect deliberations on the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2023 and the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act to continue in 2024
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Meet the Staff at FPA: A Conversation With John J. Richard, Director of Government Relations
February 22, 2024
John J. Richard discusses his new role, hobbies and interests, and family.
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Euromonitor Predicts Slower Global Growth This Year
February 8, 2024
For 2024, businesses will continue to face a volatile economic environment, but growth is expected in 2025.
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Meet the Staff at FPA: A Conversation With Emily Patten, Director of Membership and Meetings
January 25, 2024
Emily Patten discusses her new role, hobbies and interests, and family.
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A Conversation With Jonathan C. Quinn
Vice president of marketing and sustainability for Accredo Packaging Inc./API Group Holding Inc.
January 11, 2024
In this expanded interview with FlexPack VOICE®, Jonathan C. Quinn, vice president of marketing and sustainability for Accredo Packaging Inc. /API Group Holding Inc., offers insights hiring, recruitment, and retention.
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Company Places Skilled Manufacturing Workers Using Traveling Nurses as a Model
January 4, 2024
Skillwork places industrial technicians on temporary assignments at production facilities around the U.S., similar to the way traveling nurses supplement the workforce at hospitals and health systems.
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Mechanical Recycling Plant for Flexible Films Fully Operational in Minnesota
January 4, 2024
Food-grade and non-food-grade post-consumer recycled resin are being produced at the plant.
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Trade Group: New Aluminum Tariffs Undermine U.S. Companies and Consumers
December 21, 2023
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s recent decision to extend tariffs on aluminum to South Korea and Thailand will cost jobs in the U.S., while increasing prices for consumers and undermining the integrity of flexible packaging intended to protect food and medical supplies, according to the Flexible Packaging Association.
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Academics Examine Food Waste and Packaging
December 7, 2023
Michigan State University’s School of Packaging completed a study on food waste that offers insights for packaging companies as they work to keep foods fresh as long as possible.
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Students Demonstrate Future Workforce of Robots
November 21, 2023
If the future workplace is filled with machines running on artificial intelligence and robotics, workers will be needed to create the machines, run them, and then make repairs as the robots falter. That thinking was on display at PACK EXPO Las Vegas.
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New Report Examines Recycling Impact and Market Development
November 9, 2023
The study sheds light on the valuable work that has been done to grow markets, including the creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs, for recycled materials.
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BOBST Building ‘Competence Center’ in Georgia
October 31, 2023
The leaders at BOBST were seeing a growing demand for flexible packaging and wanted a way to demonstrate what it had to offer its customers.
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Expert: Merger Outlook Evolves for Label Converters
October 31, 2023
As optimism began to creep back into economic forecasts in the second half of 2023, small and medium-sized label converters are ripe for consolidation.
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Pratt Industries Expands Investments in Corrugated Operations Across the U.S.
October 26, 2023
Pratt Industries says it now has assets valued at $12 billion invested in the United States and has created about 12,000 manufacturing jobs.
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Amcor Takes First Place in Sustainability Category at PACK EXPO Contest for Technology Excellence
October 12, 2023
Amcor won one of four technology excellence awards given out during PACK EXPO Las Vegas, taking the top prize in the sustainability category.
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Single-Use Plastic Ban Spreads in Pennsylvania
September 28, 2023
A growing number of municipalities in Pennsylvania are curbing the use of single-use plastics, joining hundreds of cities across the U.S. that have implemented similar measures.
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