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Next Up for EPR: PRO Plans and Implementation
March/April 2025
In each of the five state’s extended producer responsibility laws, the producer responsibility organization’s plans are structured differently with various requirements.
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A Look Behind Producer Responsibility Organizations
Circular Action Alliance Prepares for a Busy Year With EPR
March/April 2025
Extended producer responsibility laws have been spreading in the United States, requiring the guidance of producer responsibility organizations (PROs). Along the way, a PRO called Circular Action Alliance was incorporated in December 2022.
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‘An Inflection Point’
ProAmpac CEO Greg Tucker Offers His Thoughts on a Turning Point for the Flexible Packaging Industry
March/April 2025
ProAmpac has been focused on innovation and sustainability and wants to make sure it builds sustainable packaging options that are substrate agnostic as long as they can be recyclable or compostable and not go into landfills.
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‘Outstanding’
Judges for 69th Annual Awards Competition Highlight Advances in Flexible Packaging
March/April 2025
Judges for this year’s Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards competition went through the entries one by one to pick the winners in six categories: expanding the use of flexible packaging, technical innovation, sustainability, printing, shelf impact, and packaging excellence.
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A Closer Look at Apurva Shah
Apurva Shah, Vice President of Strategy and Customer Development, Charter Next Generation
March/April 2025
In this issue, we interview Apurva Shah, vice president of strategy and customer development at Charter Next Generation and a board member of the Flexible Packaging Association.
Read MoreCompanies Invest in Their Communities
March/April 2025
Companies recognized were ProAmpac, Michelman, and Mid South Extrusion. The individual celebrated was Mohammad Farahat, Ph.D., director of Sun Chemical’s Novel Device Laboratory.
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U.S. Senate Committee Advances Recycling Proposal
STEWARD Act Has Broad Support Among Business Groups, Committee Says
February 27, 2025
The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works advanced a recycling proposal that would support initiatives nationwide to increase recycling access, particularly in underserved areas.
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FPA Monitors Federal Policymakers on Issues Affecting Packaging Industry
Among the Priorities Are Labeling, Recycling, Taxes, and Tariffs
February 13, 2025
As the new Trump administration enacts massive changes nationwide, the Flexible Packaging Association will be monitoring various issues to ensure policymakers consider how decisions might affect their constituents who work in the packaging industry.
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FlexPackCon® to Zoom In on Circular Economy and Flexible Packaging
Biennial Event Includes Players Along the Value Chain
January 23, 2025
FlexPackCon® is a North American technical conference dedicated solely to flexible packaging and includes players along the value chain, including material and equipment manufacturers, film manufacturers and converters, packaged goods manufacturers, brand owners, and retailers.
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New FPA Chief Talks About Appeal of Flexible Packaging, Food Waste, and the Theater
Dan Felton Also Discusses the Challenges the Packaging Industry Will Face in 2025
January 2, 2025
Dan Felton, the new president and CEO of the Flexible Packaging Association, discusses his career and the challenges that the packaging industry will face in 2025.
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A Closer Look at Kelly Knowles
Knowles, Coordinator, FlexPAC™
Jan/Feb 2025
In this issue, we interview Kelly Knowles, coordinator of FlexPAC™.
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As a Nonprofit, Producer Responsibility Organizations Remain Neutral, Expert Says
Several States Have Chosen the Circular Action Alliance to Oversee EPR Programs
January 2, 2025
An audience member during a presentation about producer responsibility organizations (PROs) at PACK EXPO International expressed skepticism about whether a PRO can fairly implement extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws that will ensure the strongest sustainability measures.
Read MoreNew 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.
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FPA’s Environmental, Health, and Safety Committee Monitors Federal Policies
Jan/Feb 2025
The committee also tracks regulatory developments to inform members on upcoming and existing environmental compliance issues and policies.
Read MoreCommittee Leaders Make ELC a Success
Jan/Feb 2025
Among their achievements are the FlexPack Crash Course; Washington, D.C., fly-ins; the summer internship program; and the video on the basics of extended producer responsibility.
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SPMC® Offers 100 FAQS Addressing Technical Packaging Challenges
Jan/Feb 2025
The FAQs, which now total 100, are a testament to the Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council’s mission and a valued industry resource accessed thousands of times annually.
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Flexible Packaging for Food Protects the Environment
Jan/Feb 2025
If food waste were a country, it would rank third in environmental impact behind the United States and China. Preventing food waste is a primary strategy for mitigating the environmental consequences of our food system.
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Expect the Unexpected in 2025
Jan/Feb 2025
Regulatory oversight will continue to be a key interest for the Flexible Packaging Association as the new administration settles in.
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New Year Brings New State Legislatures and New Packaging Bills
Jan/Feb 2025
As we enter 2025, we are coming off a busy year, with Minnesota passing a new packaging extended producer responsibility law and hundreds of other bills that were mostly defeated but would have created new mandates or banned certain types of flexible packaging.
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