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EPA Pulls Guidance to Address PFAS in Wastewater Permits
Posted In: General News, Policy News,
Date posted Sep 18

The U.S. EPA has rescinded a 2022 guidance document that gave state permitting authorities standard language they could use to limit, reduce and...

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Tennessee Enacts Legislation to Expand Market for Plastic Recycling
Posted In: General News, Policy News,
Date posted Sep 18

Tennessee has enacted a new law to strengthen its market for recycled materials. House Bill 2518, signed by Governor Bill Lee (R) on May 22,...

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FPA Joins AAI Coalition Principles Submission on TSCA Section 6 Risk Management
Posted In: Advocacy & Gov't Affairs, FPA NOW® , General News,
Date posted Sep 18

Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) joined the American Alliance for Innovation (AAI) coalition submission providing guiding principles to the U.S....

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Lactips and SmartSolve Announce Global Strategic Partnership
Posted In: General News, Industry News,
Date posted Sep 18

Lactips, a French innovator specializing in 100% bio-based, water-soluble, and biodegradable natural polymers and SmartSolve Industries, a...

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CAA Touts Benefits of EPR Program in Colorado
Posted In: General News, Policy News,
Date posted Sep 17

More Colorado residents are receiving recycling at no cost through the state's EPR program for packaging and paper products. Circular Action...

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Plastics Get Pulled Into Tariff Turmoil
Posted In: General News, Policy News,
Date posted Sep 17

Fiber and metals aren’t the only packaging materials and products to get caught in the United States-Canada trade war. As companies sift...

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Alliance to End Plastic Waste Scales Circularity Impact
Posted In: General News, Sustainable Packaging,
Date posted Sep 17

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste is accelerating its transition from pilot projects to system-wide solutions, reducing more than 138,000 tonnes of...

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US Packaging is Evolving. The Recycling System Isn’t Ready.
Posted In: General News, Sustainable Packaging,
Date posted Sep 16

The material mix in the US recycling stream is becoming lighter, more varied and more operationally complex to manage, according to the second...

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6 CPGs Team Up on Paper Flexibles R&D
Posted In: General News, Sustainable Packaging,
Date posted Sep 16

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation launched the PaperFlex Consortium to accelerate innovation for paper-based flexible packaging solutions as...

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Wasdell Group Expands Flexible Packaging Offer with Polypouch Acquisition
Posted In: General News, Industry News,
Date posted Sep 16

The Wasdell Group has completed the acquisition of Polypouch, a flexible packaging specialist based in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. Polypouch...

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Michelman Highlights Co-Created Paper Packaging Structures and Next-Generation Cup Coatings
Posted In: General News,
Date posted Sep 15

Michelman will showcase co-created paper-based flexible packaging structures and next-generation coating technologies for paper cup applications at...

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Revolution Print and Packaging Announces Facility Relocation
Posted In: General News, Industry News,
Date posted Sep 15

Revolution Print and Packaging has announced the relocation of its manufacturing operations to a new, larger facility in Lindon, Utah. The move...

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