Packaging Possibilities: US Likely to Pursue EPR Policies in 2021

“Producer Responsibility is a business, and the brand owners will be a key stakeholder in that,” says AMERIPEN executive director Dan Felton in this 30-minute podcast about packaging policy predictions for 2021.

Felton has identified two policies he feels are most likely in the coming year:

1. Industry financing proposals, including Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) at a state level;
2. Recycled content mandates.

Felton tackles tough questions as he explains…

• Who is likely to pay?
• How will the funds be used and to what benefit?
• With so many brands advancing sustainable packaging voluntarily, why is producer responsibility legislation even needed?
• How can brands selling nationally and globally manage possible mandates at the state level?
• How will the incoming administration in DC influence Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policy discussions or direction in the US?
• What might be the implication of the Flexible Packaging Association’s agreement with the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) on “legislative elements of an EPR bill for packaging and paper products”?
• How might policies effect packaging design?
• What can or should brands do?

PACKAGING POSSIBILITIES - Season 1: Episode 1

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