“Recycling Needs a New Game Plan” is one of the first columns that I wrote as Chief Editor of Packaging Strategies. The recyclability of flexible packaging — and communicating flexible packaging’s sustainability street cred to consumers — was a key focus of speakers at the Flexible Packaging Association’s Annual Meeting in Tucson in March.
Alison Keane, FPA President and CEO, touched on the complexities of labeling flexible packaging as recyclable, especially with individual states adopting their own guidelines on this issue.