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Women running flexible packaging companies evangelize for the industry and its opportunities for people with talent and drive. And they agree that networking, the guidance of mentors, and the power of flexible packaging provide an open field for advancement and career fulfillment.
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Employers say they recognize a moral imperative for ensuring their workplaces are inclusive and welcoming. But they also have been swayed by research into the business benefits of diversity.
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Creating opportunities instead of assuming they will happen is at the heart of Kuma Roberts’ work.
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Hopefully, the report will help policy makers avoid following trends unsupported by scientific facts.
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As compostable and hard-to-recycle packaging such as flexible packaging become more prevalent in the United States, extended producer responsibility programs will have to ensure a fair and equitable process.
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President Joe Biden’s administration continues to promote plans to use biotechnology and biomanufacturing to develop sustainable alternatives across industries, including fuels, medicines, and plastics, with plastics being largely displaced by 2043.
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As more states move toward extended producer responsibility laws, government officials should include industry representatives who will run the programs so fair fees can be assessed and to encourage flexibility after the systems are up and running, says Allen Langdon, CEO of Canada-based Circular Materials.
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The U.S. economy has proven more resilient than many expected through the early months of 2023, but challenges are still ahead. To get a sense of what they are, we spoke with Paul Harencak, vice president of LPS Industries, LLC in Moonachie, New Jersey.
Read MoreSix 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.
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Since 1956, the Flexible Packaging Association has conducted the annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition to showcase the industry’s innovation and the advances that have changed packaging.
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Organizers created a program that demonstrated what goes into producing a flexible package from start to finish along the supply chain. Each step requires every player to do his or her own part to ensure overall success.
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The Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council celebrated Sterile Packaging Day on February 8 with the theme of “Designed to Protect” to honor medical packaging engineers.
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Recyclers often note that from the time one begins to plan for the development of a materials recovery facility, it takes an average of 10 years to complete. In that time, packaging can shift dramatically as converters and brands replace materials, develop new formats, and launch innovative technologies designed to make packaging more effective in its roles—and to be recyclable.
Read MoreThe situation in Washington, D.C., as we enter late spring and early summer is pretty much what was anticipated—a Congress that has accomplished little of meaningful substance to date.
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We talk to Laszlo Horvath, an associate professor at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, who also serves as director of the Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design.
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In this issue, we interview Kevin Keneally, president and CEO of PPC Flexible Packaging and a board member of the Flexible Packaging Association.
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A growing number of states are crafting extended producer responsibility laws that shift more of the cost for local recycling onto consumer brands. This report aims to help companies make the most of recycling opportunities.
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The top winners of the Flexible Packaging Association’s 67th Annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition ranked in the categories of packaging excellence, technical innovation, expanding the use of flexible packaging, shelf impact, and printing.
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In all, 87 package entries were submitted in the 67th Annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards competition for a total of 230 entries—some packages were entered into multiple categories.
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A new report aims to lay the groundwork for a U.S. recycling system that can better handle the expected growth in flexible packaging over the next decade.
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