Packaura
/ August 1, 2026
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) fees are quickly becoming a real line item on brands’ P&Ls, not just a compliance footnote. As more states stand up producer-funded recycling programs, the packaging decisions you make now directly affect what you’ll owe every reporting cycle. The good news:
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Packaura
/ July 15, 2026
Retail buyers and customers now treat sustainable packaging as a baseline expectation rather than a bonus, but “going plastic-free” isn’t a single material swap you can make in an afternoon. It touches your primary container, the closure, the secondary carton, the shipper, and the claims
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Packaura
/ June 22, 2026
Brands everywhere are committing to recycled-content packaging, but specifying PCR correctly — and finding a PCR packaging supplier who can actually document their claims — is harder than it looks. Post-consumer recycled (PCR) material is not the same thing as “recycled content” in the broadest
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