The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting these comments on the Biden-Harris Administration’s above reference draft national strategy (herein after referred to as “Strategy”). FPA represents flexible packaging manufacturers and suppliers to the industry in...

EPR’s core strength is money. Local governments will benefit as producers cover their recycling costs. They may not cover all costs, after all, producers won’t write a blank check. Yet even if that group only...

A joint industry statement has expressed concern about the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation’s references to ‘state-run producer responsibility organizations’, which are feared to open legal loopholes and threaten the EU’s recycling targets and decarbonization...

The undersigned organizations write in strong support of the bipartisan False Claims Enhancement Act, critical legislation which would end the questionable practice of applying inappropriate tariffs on private contracts for materials where no tariff is...

Ameripen, the Can Manufacturers Institute, Flexible Packaging Association and Glass Packaging Institute shared what they’re anticipating and advocating for in this election year. A lull in enacting extended producer responsibility for packaging laws in 2023...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting testimony in opposition to HB 1900, which aims to prohibit the sale, distribution, and import of certain products marketed as recyclable unless the Department of Ecology determines that...

John Richard, FPA’s Director of Government Relations testified virtually in opposition to HB 1900 during the Environment & Energy Committee meeting held on January 11, 2024.

Packaging and brand groups criticized a broad decision on aluminum foil that they say will increase costs related to light gauge foil. Prices could go up for granola bars, candy and other snacks in light...

CalRecycle has appointed Circular Action Alliance (CAA) as the Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) for California's Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (SB 54, Allen, Chapter 75, Statutes of 2022). This designation positions CAA...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting testimony in opposition to HB 2049, which purports to establish an extended producer responsibility (EPR) program for packaging and paper.

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting testimony in opposition to HB1630, which purports to establish an extended producer responsibility (EPR) program for packaging and paper.

Nine members of the Emerging Leadership Council (ELC) of the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) participated in a fly-in on September 21 to Washington, D.C., to visit staffers on The Hill. We represented companies that are...

This year will bring some exciting changes to the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA). First, we have the official start of our new supporting category of membership. Supporting membership will be open to any firm or...

At the start of the new year when planning for a new legislative session, we always begin with an assessment of the previous year to establish a baseline for advocacy efforts on behalf of the...

California constantly introduces legislation in the packaging space, even though in June 2022, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the most comprehensive extended producer responsibility bill in the United States. The bills listed below were all related...

As the voice of the flexible packaging industry, the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) works with regulators at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and other U.S. regulatory agencies...

The following statement is on behalf of Americans for Free Trade in response to the extension of the China Section 301 tariff exclusions by the United States Trade Representative. “Americans for Free Trade appreciates the...

The California Chamber of Commerce, local chambers of commerce and these undersigned state and national organizations, representing diverse businesses large and small from across California, strongly support the application of the Circular Action Alliance (CAA)...

The November 20, 2023, decision by the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to extend tariffs on aluminum to South Korea and Thailand will cost jobs in the United States, while increasing prices for consumers and...

On behalf of the undersigned members of Americans for Free Trade, we are writing to request that Congress exercise its Article I, Section 8 authority over trade matters and urge USTR to immediately conclude and...

On behalf of the undersigned members of Americans for Free Trade, we are writing to request that USTR provide an immediate extension for the limited tariff exclusions and COVID exclusions from the section 301 tariffs...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is gravely disillusioned in what can only be described as an intentional lack of awareness by the Department of Commerce (DOC), of the law, investigation data, and good policy in...

President Trump ostensibly waged trade wars to aid American industry, but the evidence is that his tariffs have harmed many U.S. businesses not on his politically favored list. One example is the beverage industry, which...

The Flexible Packaging Association (“FPA”) appreciates this opportunity to comment on proposed changes to the Air Electronic Emissions Reporting Rule (AERR) in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM” or “Notice”). FPA is a national trade...

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo Inc. on Nov. 15 for harming the public and the environment with its single-use plastic packaging. According to a press release from the Office...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is respectfully submitting comments on EPA’s proposed reconsideration of the “Major MACT to Area Source (MM2A)” regulation. FPA is a national trade association, established in 1950, comprised of manufacturers and...

At the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders Meeting on November 16-17 in San Francisco, we understand you will meet with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China. We believe this...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is respectfully submitting comments on OSHA’s proposed Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM or Notice) regarding OSHA’s Walkaround Representative Designation Process (i.e., the proposed “walkaround rule”). FPA is a national trade...