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...

The cover feature of the January/February 2025 issue of FlexPack VOICE® is a conversation with Dan Felton, the new president and CEO of the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA). Felton, who started as FPA’s leader on...

The flexible packaging industry took a significant step into the political arena in 2024 with the creation of its first political action committee (PAC). Dubbed FlexPAC™ and formed by the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), the...

As Dan Felton prepared to start his new position as president and CEO of the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) this fall, he reflected on how some of the issues facing FPA were the same as...

As we enter 2025, we are coming off a busy year, with Minnesota passing a new packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) law and hundreds of other bills that were mostly defeated but would have created...

An audience member during a presentation about producer responsibility organizations (PROs) at the recent PACK EXPO International expressed skepticism about whether a PRO can fairly implement extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws that will ensure the...

The packaging industry is bracing for transformative changes in the new year, driven by consumer cynicism and evolving political and business priorities. Another year has gone by, and the changes coming up for the packaging...

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...

If food waste were a country, it would rank third in environmental impact behind the United States and China. Preventing food waste is a primary strategy for mitigating the environmental consequences of our food system....

Months into the job, Jeff Fielkow discussed the fast-growing PRO’s focus areas, as well as the importance of needs assessments and harmonization. Jeff Fielkow has experience “on every side of the recycling bin.” He’s tapping...

The packaging industry touches much of the modern economy, through widespread e-commerce packaging to bulk transport packaging to extremely niche packaging solutions. Packaging Dive kept tabs on the dollar values, percentages and other numbers and...