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Top Packaging Sustainability Tools and Educational Resources from Q1 2025

The first quarter of 2025 brought a surge of new educational resources, policy tools, and consumer campaigns focused on advancing packaging sustainability. With so many moving parts across the industry, it’s easy to miss valuable information. To help packaging professionals stay informed, we’re spotlighting the developments that are gaining traction—ones that could shape decisions in operations, policy, education, and communication. Packaging Sustainability Tools by Industry Sector Transportation & Logistics The National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) has released a guide titled, “The Importance of Packaging and Organization in Transport,” highlighting best practices for securing less-than-truckload freight. This resource aims to…

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Top Packaging Sustainability Tools and Educational Resources from Q1 2025
Packaging & Containers

Top Packaging Sustainability Tools and Educational Resources from Q1 2025

The first quarter of 2025 brought a surge of new educational resources, policy tools, and consumer campaigns focused on advancing packaging sustainability. With so many moving parts across the industry, it’s easy to miss valuable information. To help packaging professionals stay informed, we’re spotlighting the developments that are gaining traction—ones that could shape decisions in operations, policy, education, and communication. Packaging Sustainability Tools by Industry Sector Transportation & Logistics The National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) has released a guide titled, “The Importance of Packaging and Organization in Transport,” highlighting best practices for securing less-than-truckload freight. This resource aims to…

Industry Intelligence • Apr 21, 2025
Navigating Change: Critical Mineral Policy Shifts and What They Mean for Your Business
Metals & Minerals

Navigating Change: Critical Mineral Policy Shifts and What They Mean for Your Business

On March 20, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14241, titled Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production. The order aims to boost U.S. mineral production, reduce dependence on foreign sources, and ensure the availability of minerals crucial for defense, technology, infrastructure, and energy. The executive order (EO) lays out measures to expedite permitting processes, increase public and private investments, and enhance regulatory clarity, targeting critical minerals such as rare earth metals, uranium, and copper. Beyond National Security: Unlocking the Economic Potential of Domestic Mineral Production The EO seeks to address vulnerabilities in the U.S. supply chains for critical minerals,…

Industry Intelligence • Apr 8, 2025
Logging Ahead: Analyzing Trump's Timber Production Push in Executive Order 14225
Forestry/Timberland

Logging Ahead: Analyzing Trump's Timber Production Push in Executive Order 14225

Today’s forest management professionals face critical decisions as Executive Order 14225 marks a decisive shift from a conservation focus to an aggressive push for increased timber production. For organizations looking to stay ahead of policy shifts while balancing economic priorities with the need to build public trust, this analysis provides the insights you need to turn policy awareness into strategic opportunity. Executive Order 14225: Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production President Trump's recent Executive Order 14225, "Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production," aims to boost domestic timber harvesting and streamline regulatory processes. While supporters hail it as a necessary step…

Industry Intelligence • Mar 24, 2025
Florida Advances State Control Over Packaging Regulations Amid Nationwide Trend
Packaging & Containers

Florida Advances State Control Over Packaging Regulations Amid Nationwide Trend

Efforts to control plastic packaging waste are intensifying across the United States, with Florida emerging as the latest focal point in the debate over state preemption of local environmental laws. Recent developments in Florida highlight a growing trend in which state governments assert control over plastic regulation, often overriding local efforts to reduce waste and pollution. Florida's Legislative Push to Expand Preemption Over Plastic Regulation In 2008, Florida passed a statute that prohibits local governments from banning single-use plastic containers and bags. Despite efforts to repeal this restriction in 2024, the measure failed in the Senate. Now, state lawmakers are…

Industry Intelligence • Mar 20, 2025
Green Building Laws Are Shifting — Is Your Supply Chain Ready?
Building Products & Construction Materials

Green Building Laws Are Shifting — Is Your Supply Chain Ready?

Imagine managing the supply chain for a large home builder, or working as a building products manufacturer on a national scale. Right now, you could be making high-stakes decisions under pressure and with incomplete information. Today, many supply chain professionals are scrambling. They are forced to react at the last minute to legislative changes that trigger supply shortages, increasing costs and creating unintended non-compliance issues. These challenges have led to project redesigns or disruptive product recalls. Even experienced supply chain managers and business professionals are trapped in the painstaking process of vetting new vendors and restarting production from scratch. If…

Industry Intelligence • Mar 19, 2025
Food Labeling Policy Trends: Shaping the Future of What’s on Your Plate.
Packaged Foods

Food Labeling Policy Trends: Shaping the Future of What’s on Your Plate.

Food labeling policies continue to evolve across the United States, with both federal and state governments proposing measures to enhance transparency, protect consumers, and address emerging concerns such as sustainability and climate change. Federal Initiatives: Balancing Transparency and Flexibility The FDA's January proposal for mandatory front-of-package nutrition labels has ignited a debate. Advocates argue that prominently displaying the amounts of saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar on the front of packaging can steer consumers toward healthier choices. However, industry groups like the Sugar Association and National Milk Producers Federation have raised concerns that the mandate could infringe on First Amendment…

Industry Intelligence • Feb 25, 2025
The Future of Plastic Recycling: Game-Changing Innovations and Policies
Recycling & Waste Management Services

The Future of Plastic Recycling: Game-Changing Innovations and Policies

Plastics have become an indispensable part of modern life. From keeping food fresh to ensuring medical supplies remain sterile, their versatility, light weight, durability, and cost-effectiveness make them essential. Yet the very attributes that make plastics so valuable — strong and long-lasting — are creating an environmental crisis. Why Does Plastic Recycling Matter? The staggering statistics of plastic’s lifecycle underscore the urgency to address plastic waste efficiently. According to a UN report, the world produces 400 million tons of plastics every year, yet only 9% of plastic waste gets recycled, 12% is incinerated, and the remainder finds its way into…

Industry Intelligence • Feb 24, 2025
Montana’s Fight Over Single-Use Plastic Bans: A Case with National Implications
Packaging & Containers

Montana’s Fight Over Single-Use Plastic Bans: A Case with National Implications

Efforts to regulate single-use plastic packaging are gaining momentum nationwide, but Montana stands out as a battleground for this contentious issue. The “Big Sky Country” state has become a microcosm of the larger debate over who should have the power to regulate plastic packaging — state governments or local communities. State-Level Pushback: A Ban on Bans With legal battles, citizen initiatives and legislative roadblocks, the cases and situation in Montana could set a precedent for how other states — and even the nation — approach single-use plastics. House Bill 407 (2021): Montana’s legislature passed HB 407 in 2021, a “ban…

Industry Intelligence • Feb 24, 2025
The Future of Sweets and Guilt-Free Indulgence in the Snack Market
Packaged Foods

The Future of Sweets and Guilt-Free Indulgence in the Snack Market

Change is happening in the snacks market, specifically the sweet snacks market. There’s a shift toward balancing indulgence and health in the sweet snacks market. This has led to a growing demand for snacks with added benefits like protein and prebiotics. At the same time, new legislative actions and bans on toxic additives are influencing manufacturers to adjust ingredients and production methods. These market factors are playing out across the food manufacturing industry and with consumers. Here’s how. Chocolate Is Still the King of Candy Chocolate remains the king of candy. The National Confectioners Association reports that chocolate is the…

Industry Intelligence • Feb 11, 2025

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