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California Film Recycling Pilots Make Case for Commercial Collection
Posted In: General News, Sustainable Packaging,
Date posted Aug 3

The Flexible Film Recycling Alliance has launched two commercial recycling pilot programs in California to better collect and recycle materials like...

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The Packaging Choke Points Beyond Ocean Freight
Posted In: General News, Trends in Packaging,
Date posted Aug 3

Ocean freight costs remain a key measure of supply chain disruption, yet they no longer tell the whole story for the packaging industry. While...

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NAW Files Lawsuit Challenging Colorado EPR Law
Posted In: General News, Policy News,
Date posted Jul 31

The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Colorado’s extended producer responsibility for...

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Sustainability Is Reshaping Equipment Requirements Across the Packaging and Processing Industry
Posted In: General News, Sustainable Packaging,
Date posted Jul 31

A recent report from PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, shows how sustainability initiatives are changing the...

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Pilot Program Brings Soft Plastics Recycling to 1,000 Napa, CA Households
Posted In: General News, Sustainable Packaging,
Date posted Jul 30

This summer, about 1,000 households across the city of Napa and south Napa County have received a yellow crate to place next to their normal bins,...

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When Sustainability & Public Policy Collide
Posted In: General News, Policy News, Sustainable Packaging,
Date posted Jul 30

I often say that if companies aren’t having focused discussions and making smart decisions about the sustainability of the packaging they are...

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Siegwerk and X-Rite Pantone Advance Color Management in Label and Packaging Printing
Posted In: General News,
Date posted Jul 29

Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, today announced the availability...

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NextGen Label Group Announces CTO Succession Plan
Posted In: General News, Industry News,
Date posted Jul 29

NextGen Label Group has announced a planned leadership transition within its technical department, with chief technical cfficer Paul Roux set to...

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MAAG Group to Acquire Cloeren Incorporated
Posted In: General News, Industry News,
Date posted Jul 28

The MAAG Group announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cloeren Incorporated, based in Orange, (Texas), USA. With this...

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American Packaging Corporation (APC) Highlights Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
Posted In: General News,
Date posted Jul 28

As Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation expands across the United States, packaging decisions are no longer driven by performance and...

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Accredo Packaging Sustainability Director Named Sustainability Leader of the Year
Posted In: General News, Industry News, Sustainable Packaging,
Date posted Jul 27

Accredo Packaging announced that Trei Johnson, director of Sustainability, was named Sustainability Leader of the Year at the 2026 Packaging News...

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FPA Submits Comments for Minnesota’s Early-stage Rulemaking under the PWCRA
Posted In: Advocacy & Gov't Affairs, FPA NOW® , General News, Sustainable Packaging,
Date posted Jul 24

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on this early-stage rulemaking under the Packaging Waste and Cost...

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