The STEWARD Act is a combination of the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (RIAA) and the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (RCAA) that the FPA actively supported in the last Congress.
The directory serves as a vital tool for businesses, municipalities and consumers by helping them identify recycling programs, facilities and partners that accept flexible film materials, including plastic bags, wraps and other polyethylene films.
The competition is among the most respected in the industry thanks to the outstanding caliber of packaging entries, the objective and methodical judging process, and the extensive media coverage of the competition winners.
The Flexible Packaging Association’s Alison Keane sees hope for some level of harmonization when it comes to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) mandates being crafted in several states.
Flexible packaging's recyclability was discussed at the FPA Annual Meeting. Alison Keane highlighted labeling challenges due to varying state guidelines. National legislation may be required. Dan Felton echoed this in a column for Packaging Strategies.
The meeting will include content-rich educational sessions and great networking events.
March 15, 2024
The FPA's 74th Annual Meeting is scheduled for March 20-22, 2024, at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona. The event will include educational sessions, networking events, and a talk by Rob Cotton, PepsiCo's R&D director for sustainable packaging materials, on their path to sustainable packaging compliance.
The move is one of few leadership changes in the company's 121-year history, including when the Schottland family purchased APC from the Kardon family in 1986.
The TAPPI FlexPack PLACE Conference is a biennial event that brings together the entire supply chain, and serves all key industry sectors, including food & beverage, consumer packaged goods, cosmetics, pharma, retail, industrial and more.
This new report, produced by PMMI Media Group Custom Research, offers insights to packaging professionals navigating the dynamic landscape of flexible materials in manufacturing.
