The undersigned organizations appreciate the opportunity to provide comment on Article VII proposal, S.4008/A.3008, Part PP, which seeks to establish a waste reduction and extended producer responsibility (EPR) mandate for packaging and printed material. While...

The undersigned organizations must respectfully take an OPPOSE position on HF 1000, legislation that would impose broad reporting requirements on manufacturers of all products containing PFAS sold in Minnesota, ban the sale of products containing...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) continues to push back against a proposal by the federal Department of Commerce (DOC) to extend aluminum tariffs first implemented by the Trump administration against China. In a news release...

The undersigned organizations, representing a cross section of employers including packaging and consumer product manufacturers, material suppliers, retailers/grocers, agriculture, restaurants, and others urge you to oppose SB 543 and SB 544. Taken together, these bills...

The organizations listed above are commenting with concerns on House Bill 1326 that seeks to establish a 70% packaging waste reduction program in the State of Hawaii. The above listed associations have worked successfully with...

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and our coalition of companies and trade associations appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Changes to Reporting Requirements for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and to Supplier Notifications for Chemicals...

Suppliers and manufacturers to the U.S. cosmetics and personal beauty care products industry at risk of higher import costs, reduction in operations, and more. Flexible aluminum foil packaging is an essential component of most cosmetic...

As you are aware, the Department of Commerce (DOC) self-initiated a circumvention case on aluminum foil imports from South Korea and Thailand. We are writing to convey the serious concerns our member companies have about...

The Department of Commerce (DOC) shouldn’t be picking winners and losers in U.S. manufacturing markets, but that is exactly what they are doing in the case of aluminum foil imports. A “self-initiated” case by the...

The Americans for Free Trade coalition, a broad alliance of American businesses, trade organizations, and workers united against tariffs, respectfully submits these comments on the Request for Comments in Four-Year Review of Actions Taken in...

The Department of Commerce (DOC) shouldn’t be picking winners and losers in U.S. manufacturing markets, but that is exactly what they are doing in the case of aluminum foil imports. A “self-initiated” case by the...

The Americans for Free Trade coalition, a broad alliance of American businesses, trade organizations, and workers united against tariffs, respectfully submits these comments on the Request for Comments in Four-Year Review of Actions Taken in...

The undersigned organizations respectfully request that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) extend the public comment period for Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (“Green Guides” or the “Guides”) by 60 days. The...

As 2023 begins, federal legislators will be putting the final touches on reorganizing the House and Senate committees and subcommittees of the 118th Congress based on the results of the November election. But even before...

Known as “chemicals of concern,” PFAS were typically used as a grease barrier for paper and paperboard foodservice packaging. Take a look at the activity in reducing PFAS in food packaging over the last seven...

The undersigned organizations are pleased to provide comments regarding the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis and Updated Economic Analysis for the proposed Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 8 (a)(7) reporting and recordkeeping rule. In our...

A handful of events or trends I spotted in 2022 will significantly impact the trajectory of the sustainable packaging market in the future. As you might expect, some of these are inter-related. Also, some of...

Bill Dunkerley, associate partner in the regulatory team of commercial law firm, Pannone Corporate, lifts the lid on the regulations that will help packaging companies prepare for the year ahead. The Environment Act 2021 may...

We write you today on a matter of grave urgency. Once again, the United States is facing the threat of a major rail strike between the major freight railroads and 12 labor unions, the second...

The term “chemical recycling” refers to a wide range of technologies that process recovered plastic products (including packaging) into new plastic, as well as energy and/or fuel. These technologies have become a lightning rod: Producers...

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Coalition of Companies and Trade Associations (the Coalition) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) precedent-setting proposed rule in which EPA proposes to define and exercise...

The undersigned organizations support H.R. 8059, the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act and H.R. 8183, the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act. We believe that both bills would generate the necessary data and public-private partnerships to...

Election Day on November 8 has been a date circled on the calendar for what feels like forever. From the first day of the 117th Congress on January 3, 2021, it seemed the race for...

The year 2022 was significant and precedent-setting for the flexible packaging industry, with the addition of new state laws that will govern how packaging is made and managed at the end of life. Numerous states...

Deja vu. Shortly after I started with the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) in 2016, I had my first real test. While advocacy has always been my passion, I was still learning the industry, as well...

The undersigned organizations respectfully request an additional 60-day extension of the deadline for public comment on EPA’s proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability...

Recycling in the United States is failing. Only 50 percent of packaging is currently recycled. For plastics the rate is lower, only nine percent. The U.S. packaging recycling rate is far below many other countries...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting testimony in opposition to Senate Bill 2145, which aims to prohibit the sale, distribution, and import of certain products marketed as recyclable, unless DEP determines that products are...