FPA Submits Testimony in Opposition to Tennessee Senate Bill 269

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the opportunity to provide testimony on Senate Bill 269 (Southerland/Campbell), the Tennessee Waste to Jobs Act. While we support efforts to increase packaging recovery rates and promote a circular economy in Tennessee, we are opposed to SB 269 at this time, and we urge the Committee to consider the significant legal and economic uncertainties emerging nationwide related to extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging. If this legislation advances, it is essential that Tennessee avoid the administrative, constitutional and operational challenges that have complicated and delayed similar programs in other states.