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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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How the PPWR is Rewriting the Economics of Recycling
Posted In: General News, Sustainable Packaging,
Date posted Sep 22

Most discussions around the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) focus on compliance. That’s understandable. But from my...

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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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Avantium & Klöckner Pentaplast Advance Next-Generation Food Packaging with PEF Capacity Agreement
Posted In: General News, Sustainable Packaging,
Date posted Sep 14

Avantium N.V., a leader in renewable and circular polymer materials, announced the signing of a capacity reservation agreement with Klöckner...

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MSU Scientist Receives $540K Grant from NSF to Advance Biodegradable Packaging
Posted In: General News, Sustainable Packaging,
Date posted Sep 14

Packaging materials protect food, pharmaceuticals and consumer goods from contamination, but what happens to them once they’ve served that...

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Alliance to End Plastic Waste Releases 2025 Progress Report, Highlighting First-Year Progress
Posted In: General News, Sustainable Packaging,
Date posted Sep 9

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste released its 2025 Progress Report, Strategy in Action, marking its first year of putting Strategy 2030 into...

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Plastic Isn’t Disappearing, But It Is Being Re-engineered
Posted In: General News, Sustainable Packaging, Trends in Packaging,
Date posted Sep 7

Mono-PE and mono-PP structures are being developed to make flexible packaging more compatible with mechanical recycling. But replicating the...

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Leading Brands Collaborate for HolyGrail 2030 Trial
Posted In: General News, Sustainable Packaging,
Date posted Sep 1

Mondelēz International, PepsiCo and pladis have confirmed that the companies are taking part in a Belgium-wide trial to test whether invisible...

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Design of Recyclable Flexible Packaging Closures and Fitments
Posted In: General News, Sustainable Packaging, Trends in Packaging,
Date posted Sep 1

As brand owners accelerate efforts to adopt recyclable flexible packaging, many encounter a familiar challenge: a company’s sustainability...

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Report Offers a Pathway to Producing High-Quality Film From Household Flexible Plastic Waste
Posted In: General News, Sustainable Packaging,
Date posted Aug 26

A recently released report suggests that higher levels of mechanical recycling, along with chemical recycling, can be scaled to a level that would...

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Taking Film Recycling to a New Level
Posted In: General News, Sustainable Packaging,
Date posted Aug 25

In Connersville, Indiana, the SYNDIGO1 polyethylene (PE) recycling facility has made higher performance film-to-film recycling a reality. NOVA...

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