Alpine American offers sustainable solutions to support a circular economy including Machine Direction Orientation machines to produce a wide range of stand-up pouches. Alpine MDO systems produce Mono-Material packaging that is totally recyclable. Alpine’s patented...

Aimplas has developed a digital totem that simulates the digital passport for plastic products, which will be mandatory for marketing products in the European Union. Companies should start implementing it from 2025 to adapt to...

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....

Flexible packaging manufacturer Korozo Group has published its latest GRI-approved Sustainability Report, which details the company’s progress in its sustainability journey. The report is centered around the three pillars of People, Packaging, and Planet. Each...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), the voice for the rapidly growing U.S. flexible packaging industry, applauds the introduction and Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee advancement of the Strategies to Eliminate Waste...

The recent change in presidential administrations came and went without an update to the Green Guides, guidelines for environmental marketing claims promulgated by the Federal Trade Commission. An FTC spokesperson confirmed at the end of...

Circular Action Alliance submitted its initial extended producer responsibility plan to Colorado’s advisory board, taking another step on the state’s path to implementation. The plan proposal lays out the details of program operations, including producer...

Food packaging is as dynamic as ever. My food packaging projections for 2025 are driven by consumer needs for food safety, safe packaging, and recycling clarity. Food safety will be conveyed more effectively through intelligent...

As the need for recyclable flexible packaging intensifies, BOBST is leading the industry with the oneBARRIER family of high-barrier, mono-material solutions. Two innovative products, created in collaboration with industry expert partners, are available: oneBARRIER PrimeCycle...

As the global manufacturing sector gears up for a strong resurgence in 2025, the industry faces a dual challenge: seizing economic opportunities while tackling the urgent issue of industrial emissions and air pollution. Ship &...

Since the Ellen MacArthur Foundation released its seminal report, “New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the Future of Plastics,” in late 2017, and followed it with The Global Commitment a year later, there has been an immense...

The demand for sustainable solutions in packaging has never been higher, particularly in the food industry where consumers are increasingly drawn to products that promise environmental responsibility. This trend has sparked a significant shift towards...

How2Recycle®, a project of GreenBlue, released our semi-annual Guidelines for Use, a guidance document instructing the program’s more than 800 members on proper use of North America’s most recognizable on-pack disposal instruction. The latest Guidelines...

Winpak Ltd., a manufacturer and distributor of high-quality packaging materials for perishable foods, beverages and healthcare, announced that it has achieved a Silver Medal from EcoVadis - a global leader in business sustainability assessments. Winpak's...

It’s less than a month into the New Year, which means thinking about possible new technologies and innovations in the packaging world. At last fall’s Pack Expo, I saw a glimpse of upcoming trends that...

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...

With a stark change in power in the nation’s capital, this year brings some major landscape shifts for organizations navigating packaging and adjacent policy and regulation. 2025 is also expected to feature more EPR negotiations...

Advancements in recycling technology occur at an incredibly fast pace. This year, improvements in AI technology for sorting, decarbonization for aluminum, and ambitious goals for packaging will be at the forefront of the industry, paving...

The Flexible Packaging Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) will hold FlexPackCon® with a focus on advancements in the circular economy and the flexible packaging industry. Organizers say FlexPackCon® is a North American...

Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, today announced the launch of an NC-free toolbox bundling all its nitrocellulose (NC) free ink solutions for flexible...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), the leading advocate and voice for the growing U.S. flexible packaging industry, proudly announces its support for the Flexible Film Recycling Alliance (FFRA)’s new Plastic Film Recycling Directory. This valuable...

A Monday legislative hearing on a controversial bill that calls for a dramatic decrease in single-use plastic packaging ended without a vote after calls for changes to the measure by supporters and critics. The bill,...

Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc. (S&SE), a leading provider of air pollution control and energy recovery solutions, has had a year marked by critical advances in sustainable emission control, expanding its influence across diverse industries...

There could be packaging-related developments under the new administration, especially the FDA, including potential regulatory changes and updated labeling requirements. Columnists are expected to make predictions when there’s a new President, so here are five...

Aiming to increase plastic film recycling rates across the United States by improving consumer access to recycling collection points, The Flexible Film Recycling Alliance (FFRA) has launched a new Plastic Film Recycling Directory. The directory...

Circularity advocates using resources to produce products, keeping those products in use for extended periods, and disposing of them via recycling. Circularity contrasts itself with linearity, a system of resource extraction, processing, consumption, and disposal....

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the automatic addition of nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to the list of chemicals covered by the Toxics Release Inventory. TRI data is reported to EPA annually by facilities...

Sustainability seems to pervade all conversations about flexible packaging—including how people view their pets. That makes sustainability top of mind for brand owners because it is top of mind for pet owners. “Most of us...