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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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® 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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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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Regulatory oversight will continue to be a key interest for the Flexible Packaging Association as the new administration settles in.
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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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As Felton prepared to start his new position as president and CEO of the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), he reflected on how some of the issues facing FPA were the same as at AMERIPEN—the American Institute for Packaging and the Environment—where he had spent nearly five years leading that association.
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The flexible packaging industry took a significant step into the political arena in 2024 with the creation of its first political action committee, FlexPAC™.
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Sustainability seems to pervade all conversations about flexible packaging—including how people view their pets. That makes sustainability top of mind for brand owners because it is top of mind for pet owners.
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Companies recognized were Inland Packaging, Keypoint Intelligence, and Printpack. Individuals celebrated were Theodore Jackson with Novolex® and Ching Gettman with Davis-Standard, LLC.
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