The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on this early-stage rulemaking under the Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act (PWCRA), Minn. Stat. §§ 115A.144–115A.1463. Our comments focus specifically on the treatment of flexible packaging—both plastic film-based formats (e.g., stand-up pouches, bags, wraps, multilayer laminates) and paper-based flexible formats (e.g., paper pouches, coated paper wraps, paper mailers). These formats present unique technical, infrastructure, and end-market challenges that differ substantially from rigid packaging (bottles, jars, cartons, boxes). FPA is submitting these comments to help the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) establish rulemaking for the PWCRA. We are only providing responses to the questions we feel relevant to our industry and which we are confident we can provide insight into. As a result, some questions within the Request for Comments have intentionally not been addressed.
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FPA Submits Comments for Minnesota’s Early-stage Rulemaking under the PWCRA
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on this early-stage rulemaking under the Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act (PWCRA), Minn. Stat. §§ 115A.144–115A.1463. Our comments focus specifically on the treatment of flexible packaging—both plastic film-based formats (e.g., stand-up pouches, bags, wraps, multilayer laminates) and paper-based flexible formats (e.g., paper pouches, coated paper wraps, paper mailers). These formats present unique technical, infrastructure, and end-market challenges that differ substantially from rigid packaging (bottles, jars, cartons, boxes). FPA is submitting these comments to help the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) establish rulemaking for the PWCRA. We are only providing responses to the questions we feel relevant to our industry and which we are confident we can provide insight into. As a result, some questions within the Request for Comments have intentionally not been addressed.
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