Thomas Tusser wrote in a 16th-century poem, “Sweet April showers do spring May flowers.” In the 19th century, it became a common proverb: “March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.” And today, it...

Tiffany Smith from the National Foreign Trade Council cautions people who are tuned into a recent webinar on tariffs that her presentation could quickly become obsolete. “I know everyone is wrestling with this,” Smith, the...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting this testimony in favor of Maine SP0579/LD.1423, which provides much-needed structure and consistency with other states, to the packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) program administered by the Maine’s...

The undersigned organizations write regarding the proposed restructuring plan for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in particular the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and its National Personal Protective Technology...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) has recently begun producing biweekly updates on trade policy, not only to track shifts in tariff rules but also to establish an informal trade working group to advise FPA on...

Maryland lawmakers have worked for several years to pass an EPR for packaging bill, with stakeholders calling for a law meant to fit the state’s specific infrastructure, recycling and business needs. The last time state...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting this testimony in opposition to NV SB.173, which establishes an intentionally added PFAS definition and prohibits the sale of packaging that meets that definition by 2026, among other...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting this testimony in opposition to CA SB.682, which directs the Department of Toxic Substances Control to prohibit the sale of food packaging with intentionally added PFAS by 2027,...

Another Canadian province is rolling out its extended producer responsibility program for packaging and paper products. Producer responsibility organization Circular Materials has launched the first phase of EPR in Alberta as of April 1. Canada...

On behalf of a broad coalition of producers committed to achieving California’s recycling goals, we are writing in respectful opposition to AB 973. California has long been a national leader in recycling and environmental sustainability....

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the opportunity to submit testimony in support of Senate Bill 901 (Augustine), which directs the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) to establish an extended producer responsibility (EPR) program...

Good afternoon, I’m Kyla Fisher Director of Regulatory Affairs and Sustainability at the Flexible Packaging Association. We are a trade association representing flexible packaging manufacturers and suppliers to the industry in the U.S. Flexible packaging...

Companies including Ball, Kraft Heinz and SC Johnson registered their support. This adds to other packaging-related bills in the 119th Congress, including the STEWARD Act and the Farewell to Foam Act. Packaging stakeholders representing plastics,...

U.S. Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) introduced the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act, legislation that would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a pilot program to improve recycling accessibility in...

Advisory groups in Maryland have shared a needs assessment and a packaging extended producer responsibility recommendation with the state legislature, finding that EPR for paper and plastic packaging could increase collection from 984,400 tons to...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the opportunity to submit testimony on Senate Bill 5284 (Lovelett), which would establish an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging program in the State of Washington. While we appreciate...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the opportunity to submit testimony on House Bill 3512 (Neron), which by 2027 would prohibit the sale of certain products that contain PFAS.

Nearly 50 business associations, including groups representing the plastics and flexible packaging industries, recently endorsed a letter opposing a bill in New Mexico that would heavily regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). House Bill (HB)...

The U.S. EPA launched a massive deregulation effort on Wednesday, announcing 31 actions regulators are taking against the “climate change religion.” The actions span a variety of industries and aim to cut regulatory costs and...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the positive changes that have been made to the Hawai’i needs assessment effort, introduced this session as HB 750, which would direct the Hawai’i Department of Health to conduct...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting this memo in opposition to NY S.1464, which directs the Department of Environmental Conservation to establish an Extended Producer Responsibility program in the State of New York.

Regulations for California’s extended producer responsibility for packaging law were not finalized by a March 8 deadline. “The governor is directing CalRecycle to restart these regulations to ensure California’s bold recycling law can achieve its...

We the undersigned organizations representing industries and workers across Rhode Island respectfully request your opposition of H 5166 – High Heat Waste Facility Act of 2025. As currently written the bill includes several broad definitions...

In recent years, extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws have been spreading in the United States, requiring the guidance of producer responsibility organizations (PROs) that would be central to each state’s development and implementation of EPR...

In the past four years, five states have passed separate packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws that are now being implemented. Of those five state laws, two state laws require initial EPR planning and performance...

After the election in the fall, all we seemed to hear about was tariffs: tariffs on goods coming from Canada and Mexico, increased tariffs on Chinese goods, and threats of tariffs with just about every...

Most people today know March Madness as the few weeks that begin in March every year when 68 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men’s and women’s college basketball teams compete to be crowned...

In every state that adopted extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws, producers—however they are defined by statute—must register with their producer responsibility organization (PRO) and submit data about the amount and types of covered materials they...