FPA Cost Earnings Survey 2025

We are pleased to provide comments in response to OMB’s Request for Information, Docket No. OMB-2025-0003-0001, requesting information on regulations that should be repealed, rescinded, or reformed. These comments are exclusively focused in the area...

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) 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 Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the opportunity to submit testimony in opposition to Senate Bill S939 (Bissaillon), which directs the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) to establish an extended producer responsibility (EPR)...

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the undersigned organizations are writing in opposition to AB 1148 (Sharp-Collins), legislation that would impose new cost pressures on the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to implement a...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting this memo in opposition to NY A.1749, which directs the Department of Environmental Conservation to establish an Extended Producer Responsibility program in the State of New York. ...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is pleased to offer these comments to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP” or “Department”) in response to Appendix A, the Packaging Material Types List, developed by the Department...

We, the undersigned organizations, representing thousands of businesses who collectively employ millions of Americans in all sectors of the U.S. economy, urge Congress to immediately enact three specific pro-growth tax relief proposals in the upcoming...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), the leading advocate and voice for the growing U.S. flexible packaging industry, is pleased to announce its strong support for Maryland’s new packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) law approved by...

After the success of the 2024 event in Akron, Smithers is excited to bring Advanced Recycling Summit back to Ohio. The 2025 event will take place in Cleveland, OH from August 26 to August 27....

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...

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...

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,...

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) 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...

Smithers, a leading provider of testing, consulting, events and certifications, is hosting the E-Commerce Packaging US (E-Pack) conference in Atlanta, Georgia, from June 5-6, 2025. As a rapidly growing industry, this event was created to...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), the leading advocate and voice for the growing U.S. flexible packaging industry, is pleased to announce the election of its 2025 Board of Directors. Russell Grissett, President and CEO of...

Continuing with the succession plan initiated eight years ago, the ownership and the Board of Directors have decided that on May 1st, 2025, Pau Xifra will assume the Presidency of Comexi, taking over from the...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the opportunity to submit testimony on Senate Bill 269 (Campbell), which directs the Department of Environment and Conservation to establish an extended producer responsibility program in the State of...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the opportunity to submit testimony on House Bill 1092 (Del Terrasa), which would narrowly redefine what constitutes recycling in Maryland and ban the construction of advanced recycling facilities in...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the opportunity to submit testimony in opposition to Legislative Bill 607 (Bostar), which provides positive changes to Nebraska’s advanced recycling definition, but directs the Department of Environment and Ecology...

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.

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...

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