Looking Forward, Looking Back

As we look back, 2026 has been a good year for the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA). Our membership has grown, and we have raised our profile as the leading advocate and information source for the flexible packaging industry. We have seen success with our new Brand Owner Council, with three major consumer packaged goods companies—Kraft Heinz, PepsiCo, and Procter & Gamble—joining FPA. I have every reason to believe that this new FPA member segment will continue to grow as we look to 2027 and beyond. We made it through 2026 without a new state enacting an extended producer responsibility (EPR) law. The last EPR law passed in 2023. However, the Colorado and Oregon EPR programs were in full swing this year, and the other five EPR states churned ahead with their programs as well. California is next, starting in January. 

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