Packaura
/ October 19, 2026
If you ship products to Canadian customers — even just through a fulfillment partner or a Shopify storefront — you may already be an “obligated producer” under one or more provincial packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs, whether or not you have a Canadian entity.
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Packaura
/ October 18, 2026
Packaging industry news moved quickly this week. International Paper confirmed it has unsolicited bids for its EMEA business, the Circular Action Alliance filed a much cheaper California EPR plan, and a Maine water utility took two packaging suppliers to court over PFAS. This packaging industry
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Packaura
/ October 11, 2026
Packaging industry news this week split three ways: fiber formats moved into commercial production, tariffs kept hitting Canadian mills and plants, and California’s packaging laws faced more pressure in court. In this roundup of packaging industry news, we cover Pulpex’s first paper bottle factory, a
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Packaura
/ October 5, 2026
If you sell packaged goods into New York and you’ve been bracing for a new extended producer responsibility (EPR) law, you can exhale for now — but not for long. The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act passed the state Senate in 2024 and again
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Packaura
/ October 4, 2026
Packaging industry news this week centered on a compliance date that arrived while its enforcement is still blocked. California’s SB 343 recycling-label date landed on October 4 under a federal injunction. Elsewhere, a bipartisan Senate bill would ban PFAS in food packaging, new research made
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Packaura
/ September 27, 2026
Packaging industry news this week centered on EPR fights on both coasts, a new wave of North American plant investments, and several big brands moving from plastic to paper and lighter glass. California’s governor vetoed changes to the state’s $5 billion plastic pollution fund, wholesalers
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Packaura
/ September 13, 2026
This week’s packaging industry news cycle was dominated by rising input costs, a federal push for uniform recyclability claims, and a wave of material innovation aimed at cutting waste out of the supply chain. From a fresh round of containerboard price hikes to a mill
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Packaura
/ September 10, 2026
If your brand sells packaged goods into California, Oregon, Colorado, or Maine, you may be swept into that state’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) packaging law even if you’re a small operation. The good news: all four programs carve out a “small producer” or de minimis
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Packaura
/ August 24, 2026
If your brand sells packaged products to Washington consumers, a new law now makes you responsible for what happens to that packaging after it leaves the shelf. Washington’s Recycling Reform Act (SB 5284) created the state’s first extended producer responsibility (EPR) program for packaging and
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Packaura
/ August 14, 2026
Washington became the seventh U.S. state to pass a packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) law when Governor Bob Ferguson signed SB 5284, the Recycling Reform Act, on May 17, 2025. If your brand sells packaged consumer products into Washington, the law creates a new set
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Packaura
/ June 13, 2026
EU PPWR compliance transforms how brands selling into the European Union design, source, and report packaging through 2030 and beyond. The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, finalized in 2025, replaces the prior PPWD directive with binding regulation that applies uniformly across all member states. From
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Packaura
/ June 7, 2026
Weekly packaging news this week centers on stalled EPR legislation, fresh pressure on flexible film recycling, packaging plant closures, and new material shifts in aluminum, paper, and reuse systems. Materials & Sustainability Paper and paperboard production declined in 2025 AF&PA data showed paper and paperboard
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Packaura
/ May 17, 2026
Packaging news May 2026 is in final-stretch mode this week with the May 31 EPR Annual Supply Report deadline now two weeks out. Final guidance from Circular Action Alliance pushed converters and CPGs into a sprint, the EU advanced new PFAS food-contact rules, and California
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Packaura
/ May 14, 2026
Mono-material packaging has emerged as the dominant design strategy for brands targeting recyclability gains under EPR fee schedules and the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. By eliminating multi-substrate laminates that confound material recovery facilities, mono-material structures unlock recycling stream eligibility, reduce EPR liability, and
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Packaura
/ May 10, 2026
Packaging news May 2026 is squarely focused on the May 31 EPR Annual Supply Report deadline, now three weeks out. This week brought a wave of last-minute compliance guidance from Circular Action Alliance, fresh PFAS enforcement signals from the EU, and updated fee modeling from
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Packaura
/ May 7, 2026
Cannabis packaging compliance sits at the intersection of evolving state regulations, child-resistance mandates, and rapidly shifting sustainability expectations from regulators in California, New York, and a dozen other adult-use markets. Brands that misread the rulebook face product recalls, license suspensions, and six-figure fines. This guide
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Packaura
/ April 20, 2026
Packaging news April 2026 is defined by hard deadlines and consolidation: CD&R closed its $10.3B take-private of Sealed Air on April 9, ProAmpac finalized its TC Transcontinental flexible packaging pickup, an EPR reporting deadline looms on May 31, and the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste
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