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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Continuing the Meet the FPA Staff series, FlexPack VOICE® catches up with Chris Burt, FPA’s director of industry information.
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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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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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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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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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Continuing the Meet the FPA Staff series, FlexPack VOICE® catches up with John J. Richard, FPA’s director of government relations.
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For 2024, businesses will continue to face a volatile economic environment, but growth is expected in 2025.
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Continuing the Meet the FPA Staff series, FlexPack VOICE® catches up with Emily Patten, FPA’s director of membership and meetings.
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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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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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Food-grade and non-food-grade post-consumer recycled resin are being produced at the plant.
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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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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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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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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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