Items Tagged with 'flexible plastic packaging'

As EPR regulations continue to tighten and evolve, Connor Sharkey, Regulatory and Specifications Manager at Food Nutrition Partners, outlines the key changes that food manufacturing businesses should know about—and explains how they can prepare.

Collaboration aims to address one of the most challenging fractions in Mexico’s waste stream: post-consumer flexible plastic packaging.

The Flexible Plastic Fund (FPF) supports supermarkets and independently tracks and verifies the flow of material using an AI powered evidence system, eco₂Veritas™, developed by Greenback Recycling Technologies (Greenback).

The outlook for flexible packaging in the U.S. remains positive, despite the continued pressure that persists around packaging waste in general, and single-use plastic packaging specifically. The industry was estimated at approximately $31.8 billion in annual sales in the U.S. for 2018 with a steady growth rate of 2.7%.  

ProAmpac plans to build a Collaboration & Innovation Center (CIC) at its manufacturing facility near Rochester, New York. The CIC will help accelerate product development, application testing and analytical capabilities.

Industry experts foresee continue growth in the flexible packaging industry, fueled by two developments: increasing consumer demands for convenient packages, and an industry push for sustainable, shelf-ready product designs, according to the Flexible Packaging Market Assessment produced by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.