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Mica Corporation Supports Emerging Leaders in the Packaging Industry
In 2010, Mica Corporation established the Daniel Siegel Memorial Scholarship fund to honor the memory of Mica’s late founder and to encourage science and engineering students to continue career pursuits in the packaging industry.
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Oregon Moves Fast on EPR Legislation
Legislators in Oregon hammered out an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) bill this spring, expecting to sign into law a measure that puts much of the responsibility for handling waste on the companies that make products.
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Euromonitor International Encourages Workers to Give
Through its Corporate Social Responsibility Program, Euromonitor International gives to charitable projects chosen by its staff each year.
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Infrastructure and Recycling Debate Accelerates
The definition of “infrastructure” has been a flashpoint for policymakers in Washington, D.C., ever since President Joseph R. Biden Jr. unveiled a $2.3 trillion spending bill to bolster infrastructure in the United States. Roads, bridges, and broadband internet service make the cut on nearly every list.
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Moving Ahead On Recycling
Recycling issues in the U.S. are not new, but the ability to get a coordinated response hasn’t been easy. So, last year, various stakeholders along the supply chain organized a group to see if they could create actionable ideas.
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Trade Shows Going Live
In a vastly altered globe since last year, flexible packaging converters and suppliers seize innovations as they reinvent for a refashioned, post-pandemic economy.
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Climate Change / Sustainability / Environmental Justice
Calendar year 2021 is halfway over, and the Biden Administration is now more firmly in place.
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LyondellBasell Invests in Communities
Under the company’s “Advancing Good” philanthropy approach, LyondellBasell has made several investments within the communities where it operates around the world.
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State Legislative Agendas Narrow
The 2021 state legislative sessions have focused on key policies that will squarely impact the flexible packing industry, namely post-consumer recycling (PCR) for certain packages, recyclability labeling, and extended producer responsibility (EPR).
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Bumble Bee Workers Pitch in For Recycling Day
On March 20, 54 volunteers from The Bumble Bee Seafood Company participated in Global Recycling Day.
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