Packaura
/ June 28, 2026
Packaging industry news moved fast this week, with a wave of U.S. facility expansions, breakthrough post-consumer recycled film content, landmark federal legislation, and a pair of imminent regulatory deadlines forcing brands to act before summer ends. Here is your complete packaging industry news roundup for
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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 31, 2026
Packaging news hit a pivotal stretch in the final week of May 2026, with a fatal mill explosion threatening premium paperboard supply, Maine’s PFAS ban taking effect, and producers nationwide scrambling to meet the biggest packaging news EPR reporting deadline in U.S. history. Here is
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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 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 4, 2026
Packaging news May 2026 is dominated by one date: May 31, when producers in California, Colorado, and Oregon must file their Annual Supply Reports with Circular Action Alliance. With the EPR clock ticking, this week brought a flood of guidance, fee modeling, and material-choice debate.
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Packaura
/ April 27, 2026
Packaging news April 2026 is shaping up as one of the most consequential weeks of the year for compliance teams, M&A watchers, and sustainability leads. From a Virginia Tech bioplastic breakthrough that finally makes compostable films industrial-speed-friendly, to three U.S. states converging on a May
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