The FlexCircular initiative builds on momentum from FPF’s award-winning FlexCollect project, which successfully demonstrated that large-scale household collection of flexible plastic packaging is achievable.
IDFA emphasizes that many dairy packaging materials and formats—including HDPE, PET, polypropylene, gable-top cartons and aseptic cartons—are recyclable but are not yet meeting the recycling rate thresholds required under SB 54.
With California’s SB 54 set to take effect in 2027, the initiative aims to provide a roadmap for recovering, sorting, processing and ensuring market demand for small-format materials.
Agreement helps position Mexico within global recyclability trends by facilitating international alignment of criteria and strengthening the technical capabilities of the sector.
By leveraging Greyparrot’s Deepnest platform, Kenvue will transition from theoretical "design-for-recycling" models to evidence-based data derived from real-world recycling environments.
Mike Bristow of Go-Pak Group says the packaging industry is moving away from the binary debate of "good" versus "bad" plastics. Instead, 2026 is the year of systemic compatibility. A material’s value is defined by its ability to be identified, sorted, and reprocessed without loss of utility.
Group views the bill as continuing to pose serious affordability concerns for New York families and businesses without delivering meaningful recycling benefits for paper.
