Advocacy Corner

Advocacy Corner

Labor Changes Under Trump

When Donald J. Trump was reelected president, we expected a significant shift from the Biden administration policies. We did not expect the massive change that has rocked the federal government.

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California’s EPR Delay Rattles Regulators Beyond Its Borders

A regulatory policy earthquake in California has threatened to upend the state’s development of Senate Bill 54 and may have aftershocks nationwide.

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Fast-Paced Year Leads to New Advocacy Approaches

Almost six months into the 119th Congress and the second Trump administration, the government relations team in the Flexible Packaging Association has refined its approach and settled into a new and refocused cadence for industry advocacy efforts in Washington, D.C.

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Busy Year Underway on Packaging Policy

At the state level, policy activity around packaging remains busy, especially regarding extended producer responsibility.

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Next Up for EPR: PRO Plans and Implementation

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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Tariff Wars Continue

It appears that President Donald J. Trump’s second administration is instituting even more rigorous trade and tariff restrictions.

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Expect the Unexpected in 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

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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What to Watch With the November Election

New leadership will be in place for key committees that have jurisdiction involving legislative priorities for the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA). FPA has already begun preparing for what will come.

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Packaging Regulations Roll on

The year 2024 has been one of intensive regulatory activity related to extended producer responsibility for packaging in the first four states with laws. These regulations will have a lasting impact on the costs and incentives within the programs.

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