Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, has announced that its Winterbourne manufacturing site in the UK, a center of excellence for medical and healthcare packaging, has achieved ISO 13485:2016 certification....

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the opportunity to provide testimony on Senate Bill 269 (Southerland/Campbell), the Tennessee Waste to Jobs Act. While we support efforts to increase packaging recovery rates and promote a circular...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the opportunity to submit testimony opposing Senate Bill 269, the Tennessee Waste to Jobs Act. While FPA supports initiatives to improve packaging recovery, the current draft lacks essential safeguards...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is pleased to offer these comments to the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) in response the proposed regulations COMAR 26.04.14 Packaging and Paper Products—Producer Responsibility. published in the Maryland Register...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the primary federal authority for ensuring worker safety across U.S. industries, including printing. Over the past decade, OSHA’s priorities have been shaped by a series of political...

We are writing to thank you for introducing the Recycled Materials Attribution Act (RMAA) and for your leadership in advancing clear, consistent standards for recycled-content claims in the United States. Today, manufacturers and consumers alike...

The U.S. packaging industry is entering a defining period. Extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs are taking hold across multiple states, setting new expectations for how packaging is designed, collected, and recycled. For flexible packaging manufacturers...

As the U.S. prepares for midterm elections this fall, leaders at the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) have been paving the way for the flexible packaging industry to have a stronger voice—not just during campaign season...

As the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) enters the spring of 2026, the industry stands stronger than ever following a year of strategic advocacy that supported its growth and amplified its voice at the federal and...

As many of the articles in this issue of FlexPack VOICE® are focused on advocacy and public policy, I asked Google Gemini, Google’s advanced family of multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) models and the AI assistant...

As lawmakers around the world pursue ambitious sustainability goals for packaging, an essential sector of the healthcare supply chain has found itself at the center of an unexpected policy collision. For the Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council...

Packaging is vital in ensuring the preservation, safe transport, and secure storage of products within the global market. Beyond mere containment, packaging protects items from physical damage, contamination, and degradation, thereby extending their shelf life...

Jobs and economic impact are key drivers of politicians’ decisions. When they can see facilities firsthand, shake hands with residents in their districts, and understand the economic impact, they better understand how their votes on...

We are writing to ask you to oppose Maryland House Bill 796, which would ban use of advanced recycling in the state. Advanced recycling is a critical set of technologies that help eliminate plastic waste...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the opportunity to submit testimony in opposition to House Bill 796 that proposes to prohibit facilities in Maryland designed to convert plastic to fuel or feedstock through certain chemical...

The undersigned organizations are writing in opposition to SB 686, legislation that would phase out products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Maryland. As written, SB 686 represents one of the broadest...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the opportunity to submit these comments to CalRecycle in response to the draft SB 54 – Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility regulations (the “regulations”) published in the...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the opportunity to submit this memo in opposition to Senate Bill S420 (Liu) that would establish labeling requirements related to the recyclability of plastic packaging and products and require...

The undersigned organizations, representing virtually every sector of the New Mexico economy, are writing to express our serious concerns with the draft approach the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) proposes to take with the implementation...

Last September, the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) and its Emerging Leadership Council (ELC) held the third annual Washington, D.C., advocacy fly-in event that is now officially called the FPA FlexFly-In. It was the first time...

As we embarked on the Flexible Packaging Association’s (FPA) federal advocacy plans for 2026, we started by assessing our efforts in 2025—what worked well, issues and policy shifts that arose that require more focus, and...

As interest in sustainable packaging manifests in state policy, packaging manufacturers face evolving post-consumer recycled (PCR) content mandates. While current regulations mostly target rigid plastic containers and beverage bottles, 2026 is likely to see an...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is seeking additional clarification on the TSCA PFAS Reporting and Recordkeeping Rule, with regard to its applicability to processors generally and to processors that import materials which they do not...

The associations listed below are pleased to provide written comments and recommendations in response to the information collection proposed by the Department of Commerce’s (Commerce or the Department) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) addressing...

The associations listed below are pleased to provide written comments and recommendations in response to the information collection proposed by the Department of Commerce’s (Commerce or the Department) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) addressing...

On 10 December 2025, the European Commission (EC) published its Environmental Omnibus package, comprising six legislative proposals aimed at simplifying administrative and regulatory obligations across EU environmental law. The package, which is the eighth in...

California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop 65”) requires product sellers to provide a “clear and reasonable warning” when the use of a product exposes individuals to any of more than 900 chemicals identified by the State of...

Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens announced she will introduce a bipartisan resolution designating November 15th, 2025, as “America Recycles Day” to show how recycling boosts Michigan's manufacturing economy, creates jobs, and keeps our communities cleaner. Here’s...