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Maryland EPR for Packaging Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk
04.08.2025

Maryland lawmakers have worked for several years to pass an EPR for packaging bill, with stakeholders calling for a law meant to fit the state’s specific infrastructure, recycling and business needs. The last time state...

FPA Submits Testimony in Opposition to Nevada’s SB.173
04.04.2025

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting this testimony in opposition to NV SB.173, which establishes an intentionally added PFAS definition and prohibits the sale of packaging that meets that definition by 2026, among other...

FPA Submits Testimony in Opposition to California’s SB.682
04.02.2025

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting this testimony in opposition to CA SB.682, which directs the Department of Toxic Substances Control to prohibit the sale of food packaging with intentionally added PFAS by 2027,...

FPA Signs Coalition Letter Opposing California’s AB 973 (Hoover)
04.01.2025

On behalf of a broad coalition of producers committed to achieving California’s recycling goals, we are writing in respectful opposition to AB 973. California has long been a national leader in recycling and environmental sustainability....

First Phase of Packaging EPR Launches in Alberta
04.01.2025

Another Canadian province is rolling out its extended producer responsibility program for packaging and paper products. Producer responsibility organization Circular Materials has launched the first phase of EPR in Alberta as of April 1. Canada...

FPA Submits Testimony in Support of Maryland’s Senate Bill 901
03.27.2025

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the opportunity to submit testimony in support of Senate Bill 901 (Augustine), which directs the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) to establish an extended producer responsibility (EPR) program...

Packaging Groups Back Bipartisan Recycling Bill in Congress
03.21.2025

Companies including Ball, Kraft Heinz and SC Johnson registered their support. This adds to other packaging-related bills in the 119th Congress, including the STEWARD Act and the Farewell to Foam Act. Packaging stakeholders representing plastics,...

FPA Comments in Favor of Regulatory Revisions at CA SB54 Advisory Board Meeting
03.21.2025

Good afternoon, I’m Kyla Fisher Director of Regulatory Affairs and Sustainability at the Flexible Packaging Association. We are a trade association representing flexible packaging manufacturers and suppliers to the industry in the U.S. Flexible packaging...

Miller-Meeks, Sherrill Introduce the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act
03.19.2025

U.S. Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) introduced the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act, legislation that would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a pilot program to improve recycling accessibility in...

Maryland Completes EPR Needs Assessment
03.18.2025

Advisory groups in Maryland have shared a needs assessment and a packaging extended producer responsibility recommendation with the state legislature, finding that EPR for paper and plastic packaging could increase collection from 984,400 tons to...

FPA Submits Testimony on Washington State’s Senate Bill 5284
03.17.2025

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the opportunity to submit testimony on Senate Bill 5284 (Lovelett), which would establish an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging program in the State of Washington. While we appreciate...

FPA Submits Testimony in Opposition to Oregon’s House Bill 3512
03.13.2025

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the opportunity to submit testimony on House Bill 3512 (Neron), which by 2027 would prohibit the sale of certain products that contain PFAS.

Business Groups Oppose PFAS Proposal in New Mexico
03.13.2025

Nearly 50 business associations, including groups representing the plastics and flexible packaging industries, recently endorsed a letter opposing a bill in New Mexico that would heavily regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). House Bill (HB)...

EPA Launches Sweeping Deregulation Effort on Industrial Emissions Rules
03.12.2025

The U.S. EPA launched a massive deregulation effort on Wednesday, announcing 31 actions regulators are taking against the “climate change religion.” The actions span a variety of industries and aim to cut regulatory costs and...

FPA Submits Testimony on Hawai’i House Bill 750
03.12.2025

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the positive changes that have been made to the Hawai’i needs assessment effort, introduced this session as HB 750, which would direct the Hawai’i Department of Health to conduct...

FPA Submits a Memo in Opposition to New York’s A.1749/S.1464
03.11.2025

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting this memo in opposition to NY S.1464, which directs the Department of Environmental Conservation to establish an Extended Producer Responsibility program in the State of New York.

Newsom Sends California Back to the Drawing Board on EPR Implementation
03.10.2025

Regulations for California’s extended producer responsibility for packaging law were not finalized by a March 8 deadline. “The governor is directing CalRecycle to restart these regulations to ensure California’s bold recycling law can achieve its...

FPA Signs Coalition Letter Opposing Rhode Island’s H 5166 relating to the High Heat Waste Facility Act of 2025
03.10.2025

We the undersigned organizations representing industries and workers across Rhode Island respectfully request your opposition of H 5166 – High Heat Waste Facility Act of 2025. As currently written the bill includes several broad definitions...

Tariff Wars Continue
02.28.2025

After the election in the fall, all we seemed to hear about was tariffs: tariffs on goods coming from Canada and Mexico, increased tariffs on Chinese goods, and threats of tariffs with just about every...

Which March Madness Are You Following?
02.28.2025

Most people today know March Madness as the few weeks that begin in March every year when 68 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men’s and women’s college basketball teams compete to be crowned...

A Look Behind Producer Responsibility Organizations
02.28.2025

In recent years, extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws have been spreading in the United States, requiring the guidance of producer responsibility organizations (PROs) that would be central to each state’s development and implementation of EPR...

Next Up for EPR: PRO Plans and Implementation
02.28.2025

In the past four years, five states have passed separate packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws that are now being implemented. Of those five state laws, two state laws require initial EPR planning and performance...

Key Details to Know about Fees and Producer Responsibility Organizations in 2025
02.28.2025

In every state that adopted extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws, producers—however they are defined by statute—must register with their producer responsibility organization (PRO) and submit data about the amount and types of covered materials they...

U.S. Senate Committee Advances Recycling Proposal
02.27.2025

The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) advanced a recycling proposal on February 5, 2025, that would support initiatives nationwide to increase recycling access, particularly in underserved areas. The Strategies to Eliminate...

FPA Submits Testimony in Opposition to Nebraska’s Legislative Bill 607
02.27.2025

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the opportunity to submit testimony in opposition to Legislative Bill 607 (Bostar), which provides positive changes to Nebraska’s advanced recycling definition, but directs the Department of Environment and Ecology...

FPA Submits Testimony on Tennessee’s Senate Bill 269
02.26.2025

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the opportunity to submit testimony on Senate Bill 269 (Campbell), which directs the Department of Environment and Conservation to establish an extended producer responsibility program in the State of...

FPA Submits Testimony in Opposition to Maryland’s House Bill 1092
02.26.2025

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the opportunity to submit testimony on House Bill 1092 (Del Terrasa), which would narrowly redefine what constitutes recycling in Maryland and ban the construction of advanced recycling facilities in...

FPA Monitors Federal Policymakers on Issues Affecting Packaging Industry
02.13.2025

As the new Trump administration enacts massive changes nationwide, the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) 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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