Language from two industry-backed bills, the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act and Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act, was included in a broader federal budget bill that is set for a vote in Congress this week....

The National Association of Manufacturers released its Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey for Q4 2024, which illustrates that even with ongoing economic challenges, manufacturers are more optimistic post-election about potential action on expiring tax provisions and efforts...

The European Council on Monday formally adopted the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, in what’s described as the final legislative step to a years-long process. It’s expected to be signed on Dec. 19, and publication...

The below listed organizations are writing to raise very serious concerns regarding the most recent draft Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Act (SB 54) regulations as put forward by CalRecycle on Monday, December 2nd....

The Flexible Packaging Association is ending the year with some change: Dan Felton officially has taken the helm as president and CEO, following the August departure of the group’s former leader, Alison Keane. Felton is...

The Maine Board of Environmental Protection finalized rules for the state’s extended producer responsibility law for packaging on Thursday. The law, the first of its kind in the nation when it passed in 2021, is...

As we approach the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we, the leaders of America’s manufacturing industry and the industries that support it, extend our congratulations on your election. This historic...

Rachel Wagoner, who stepped down as CalRecycle director in March, is now serving as the state lead for Circular Action Alliance, the industry-founded nonprofit producer responsibility organization in charge of getting California’s extended producer responsibility...

With just weeks to go before the Trump administration begins taking office, the U.S. EPA released this long-awaited finalized strategy. It’s framed around six objectives throughout the plastics life cycle: reducing pollution from plastic production,...

As leading industries, trade associations and recycling advocates, we are calling for the timely passage of two bipartisan bills that will significantly improve recycling systems in the United States. The Recycling Infrastructure Accessibility Act (RIAA),...

This November, negotiators from more than 200 countries are due to convene in Busan, South Korea, to finalize a legally binding global agreement to end plastic pollution. While exact details of the United Nations Global...

The Government of Canada is establishing a Federal Plastics Registry (the Registry) as part of its comprehensive plan to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030. This initiative aims to improve plastic waste management through data...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting these comments on the SB 54 Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act Regulations. The proposed regulations incorrectly characterize chemical recycling as hazardous waste management instead of...

On behalf of the undersigned organizations, thank you for hosting the topic-based consultation sessions over the past few months and providing the opportunity to offer input into the draft program plan proposal. Specifically, we are...

The year 2024 has been one of intensive regulatory activity related to extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging in the first four states with laws. By the end of the year, California, Colorado, Maine, and...

Let’s start with the unprecedented summer that is leading up to Election Day on November 5, 2024. President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance against former President Donald Trump eventually led to the Democratic Party coalescing...

Each year in the United States, approximately 48 million people are affected by foodborne illnesses, resulting in some 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths, according to a report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)....

In October 2021, California enacted a law that continues to send tremors through the worlds of packaging and recycling. The measure amends the state’s Truth in Advertising Law by setting strict standards for claims that...

The Advocating for Sustainability Committee of the Emerging Leadership Council (ELC) of the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) has been busy this year. Since 2023, the team restructured and is once again falling under a single...

The second webinar in a three-part series on packaging labeling requirements—“Legislative Pathways: State or Federal?”—will begin at 1 p.m. EST on October 29, 2024, and is sponsored by AMERIPEN—the American Institute for Packaging and the...

The undersigned entities (the “Coalition”) are appreciative of the opportunity to submit comments regarding California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery’s (“CalRecycle”) proposed revisions to the Senate Bill 54 (“SB 54”) permanent regulations. Together, the...

In two separate actions in September, California moved to ban single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and sued ExxonMobil over its claims about the recyclability of plastics. The ban on plastic bags at grocery stores...

A bipartisan bill was introduced in Congress this week that would spur numerous nationwide recycling improvements to increase the use of recycled material in packaging. Introduced by Reps. Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., and Don Davis D-N.C., the...

As part of its ongoing outreach and education program, the Emerging Leadership Council (ELC) of the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) recently released a new video that explains how flexible packaging works with extended producer responsibility...

We, the undersigned, are writing to request your veto of Senate Bill 1053 (Blakespear), which will prohibit grocery stores from selling certified reusable polyethylene bags made with 40 percent post-consumer resin (PCR) at the point...

In our current economic model, we see a lot of waste and inefficiency. Products are designed, used, and then discarded, often creating environmental and economic burdens. The circular economy offers a solution by designing out...

Plastic bags at stores across California could soon become a relic of the past after lawmakers passed two bills that would expand the state’s existing single-use bag ban to include the “recyclable” alternative now used...

Even with 2024 being a short year for legislative sessions and the national elections taking center stage this November, some states felt the need to introduce legislation on extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging. Out of...