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The U.S. Plastics Pact and Canada Plastics Pact hosted our seventh Film & Flex technical workshop to provide practical support to our members in converting to monomaterial structures that comply with the design guidelines. These efforts are an important part of making progress toward Target 1 (eliminating problematic and unnecessary materials) & Target 2 (design compliance) and advancing circularity for film and flexible plastic packaging. November’s session focused on secondary and tertiary packaging such as shrink wrap and pallet stretch wrap. These structures are often overlooked because they don’t always make it to the consumer, but they make up a significant volume of film used in the US, and they are an important source of PCR for future packaging. Shrink wrap and stretch wrap have critical opportunities for proper design, reduction, and PCR inclusion. They also present opportunities for closed loop recycling programs. Speakers from Amcor, Berry Global, Inc., Trioworld (formerly Malpack) and Lantech discussed challenges and opportunities in progressing toward circularity for secondary and tertiary film. We also heard our best PCR analogy to date: PCR is like a diamond ring – people don’t want to see yellowing or inclusions. So please properly design your film structures! Thank you to each of these companies for your leadership in innovating circular solutions and helping brand owners make progress on their design commitments. And thank you to each of our fantastic presenters – Filip Milojevic, Katy Hedden, Robert McCollom, Ricardo Cardoso, and Grace Lancaster – for sharing your knowledge and expertise! Next month’s session will be focused printing challenges. The value chain is coming together to solve these complex issues – come join us!
