Global Pouch Forum is fast approaching. Taking place May 27-29 in Clearwater Beach, Florida, Global Pouch Forum is the go-to annual event for those who develop, supply, buy, or recommend pouches, films, and the machinery that powers them.
Attendees will have the opportunity to: learn about current and emerging innovations in the flexible packaging market; network with industry leaders; and discover new opportunities for the use of pouch packaging across many categories of consumer packaged goods (CPGs).
This year’s keynote session — “A Flexible Packaging Roadmap to Successfully Navigating EPR” — will feature a lively (and timely) panel discussion on the current state of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) as it relates to flexible packaging.
To minimize fee implications, converters of flexible packaging materials and consumer packaged goods (CPG) brand owners using those materials need to prepare for the requirements of EPR programs now in various stages of implementation, mapping out a clear “end-of-life plan” for the materials. Valuable takeaways from this roadmap to EPR success will include:
- An understanding of where the seven EPR states are in their phases of implementation, including reporting timelines and expectations
- Challenges for flexible packaging, including severe and pressing issues with California’s program
- How regulators will start increasing enforcement activity—but litigation remains a big question mark
- The importance of early engagement with Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs)
- The role of recycling technologies in creating circular packaging solutions
- Balancing near-term compliance obligations with long-term sustainability investments and innovation
The session features a stellar lineup of panelists:
- Dan Felton—President & CEO, Flexible Packaging Association
- Adam S. Peer, ALM—Senior Director, Plastics Sustainability
- Gregory Melkonian—Public Policy Advisor, Serlin Haley
- Rebecca Mick—Program Director-Film & Packaging Innovation, Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR)
To learn more about the keynote session and register for Global Pouch Forum, visit www.packagingstrategies.com/global-pouch-forum
