Sustainable Packaging

The Flexible Packaging Association is actively engaged in research projects and the science of sustainable packaging, and we offer our members a number of enhanced publications and reports on sustainability.

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The 2024 U.S. Post-Consumer Plastic Recycling Study found that at least 5.1 billion pounds of post-consumer plastic generated in the United States...

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In March 2026 Sun Chemical secured RecyClass certification for its solvent-based nitrocellulose (NC) alternative solutions for flexible packaging....

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Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, has achieved RecyClass Recycled Plastics Traceability...

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The Recycling Partnership has named Greg Saxon its new CEO, effective July 20. He succeeds founder and CEO Keefe Harrison, who announced her plan to...

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Pregis®, a global supplier of protective packaging, mailing and bagging solutions and flexible packaging, releases its 2025 Sustainability...

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The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) announced the expansion of its PCR Certification Program to certify the presence and verify the...

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The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, has released a new report, The Ripple Effect: CPG Sustainability and the New OEM Spec...

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After a rocky couple of years for film recyclers, recent pilot work is moving the notoriously challenging sector forward, and it is positioned to...

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Sustainability policy is reshaping packaging decisions across the U.S., and healthcare packaging is increasingly affected by laws that were never...

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Sustainability has shifted from niche consideration to a central driver of packaging innovation. Consumers, regulators, and brand owners are all...

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