What matters to Gen Z when it comes to sustainable packaging? These insights are drawn from an exclusive survey conducted by Packaging Digest that explored the attitudes, preferences, and expectations of the younger generation toward...

Film and flexible packaging recycling faces compounding infrastructure, market and policy barriers. The dynamics driving and stalling film and flexibles recovery were the subject of a Northeast Recycling Council webinar. Industry stakeholders from the Flexible...

The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) and the National Association of Plastics Industries in Mexico (ANIPAC) signed a collaboration agreement to strengthen plastics recyclability, promote international design for recycling guidelines, and support the development of...

Ship & Shore Environmental announced increasing demand for industrial emissions control and environmental engineering solutions as manufacturers navigate growing sustainability, battery recycling, sustainable materials production, and operational compliance challenges. As industries expand battery manufacturing and...

Flexible packaging now accounts for roughly half of all plastic packaging globally, driven by growth in e-commerce, convenience foods, and lightweight packaging formats. Yet despite its functional and environmental advantages, flexible film remains one of...

The European Commission’s recent publication of the first list of notified novel technologies, each assigned a Novel Technology Number (NTN), marks a regulatory turning point and a shift toward recognizing innovation at scale. Certainly, it...

When it comes to sustainability claims on packaging, Gen Z is split. Packaging Digest’s exclusive survey reveals that while some trust brands’ claims, others remain skeptical. This divide offers a fascinating glimpse into how this...

On behalf of a broad coalition of manufacturers, retailers, suppliers, recyclers, and innovators, we urge the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prioritize a timely update to the “Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims”...

As consumer expectations and EU regulatory demands continue to evolve, brands are accelerating the shift toward sustainable packaging solutions that combine strong product protection with measurable progress towards circularity. Dreco, in collaboration with Mondi, redesigned...

The U.S. Plastics Pact (USPP) released a new resource outlining how well-designed policies can accelerate composting infrastructure, support compostable packaging systems, and divert food waste and food-contaminated materials from landfills. Enabling Composting at Scale highlights...

Sustainable packaging has become a major business priority across the global packaging industry. Brands, retailers, and manufacturers are under pressure to reduce plastic waste, lower carbon emissions, and meet growing consumer demand for eco-friendly packaging....

The Flexible Packaging Association is pleased to provide some resources on flexible packaging manufacturer and recycling to assist the Department in drafting proposed statewide recycling collection lists. Before we provide resources, we wanted to comment...

Mondi, a global packaging and paper manufacturer, has once again been recognised with a strong performance in EcoVadis’ sustainability ratings, achieving a Gold rating and placing within the top 5% of all companies rated by...

With flexible plastic recycling still lagging across Europe and North America, Jean-Loup Masson, Circular Solutions Director, Alliance to End Plastic Waste, speaks to Circular Online about concrete actions that could finally move the needle. The...

Korozo Group, a global manufacturer of flexible packaging and film products, has been awarded the EcoVadis Gold Medal, an internationally recognised mark of sustainability performance. The company’s score has increased from 74 to 85, placing...

NOVA Chemicals Corporation (Borouge International), announced that SYNDIGO1, the company’s polyethylene mechanical recycling facility in Connersville, Ind., earned the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) post-consumer recycled (PCR) and International Standards Organization (ISO) 9001 certifications. These...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Federal Register Notice 2026-05491: Standards for Air Curtain Incinerators That Only Burn Wood Wastes, Yard Wastes and Clean Lumber; Provision for Commercial and...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the opportunity to submit this Memo in Opposition to Senate Bill 1464A (Harckham) – the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act – that would establish a broad extended producer...

For packaging manufacturers seeking new ways to develop sustainable products, gas analyzers play a vital role by helping monitor products’ environmental performance. Volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, are emitted during many packaging production processes. These...

What does a risk-based path forward for healthcare packaging look like? This podcast episode shares insights from the SPMC (Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council) on a risk-based sustainability assessment model grounded in regulatory compliance and patient...

Founded in 2016, SmartSolve initially focused on water-soluble labels and paper. From the start, CEO Jonathan Jakubowski understood that water-soluble paper would serve as a foundation for a broader platform to launch water-soluble breakthroughs. One...

The global market for post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic packaging is at a crossroads. Growing steadily but falling short of legislative demands, the industry faces a defining decade. With binding targets looming in Europe and beyond,...

Packaging suppliers may not always have great visibility into the retail sector’s most pressing needs. A new collaboration aims to bridge that gap. The Sustainable Packaging Coalition’s Retailer Forum was founded on the premise that...

Earlier this year, about $7.4 million in grants from public and private entities allowed the city of Providence, Rhode Island, to jump-start its program to divert waste from landfills and into systems that create new...

As sustainability continues to shape conversations across the printing industry, many print service providers (PSPs) are looking beyond broad commitments and focusing on practical changes that reduce environmental impact while improving operational efficiency. At Royle...

WRAP, the Waste and Resources Action Programme, launched the UK Packaging Pact on April 21st at Sustainable Ventures in London, with 100 founding signatories committing to a ten-year programme to transform how packaging is designed,...

Crystal Bayliss of the U.S. Plastics Pact discusses the organization’s new framework and roadmap for advancing film and flexible packaging circularity. So in February, the Pact introduced a comprehensive framework for film and flexible packaging...

AIMPLAS has obtained recognition to carry out biodegradation and compostability tests from the Australian organisation ABA and the Japanese organisation JBPA. These two recognitions will enable companies to obtain the corresponding ecolabels for their products...