Packaging Trends (Cont’d from Page 11)
Industry Events
Packaging becomes UN-ited Brands and package manufacturers are tagging eco and social efforts to the UN Sustainable De- velopment Goals (SDGs), which are 17 interlinked global goals designed to be a ‘shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet’. What Environmental Factors mean for packaging 2023: Recycling is crucial Despite global recycling systems being broken, recycling remains the most understood and action- able (if not effective) means for consumers around the world to do something they believe to be better for the environment. 18 months-2 years: Explain actions and results There is no excuse for a lack of transparency— especially third-party validated transparency— and no substitute for it. Legal Factors A myriad of national, federal and local laws have been enacted to protect consumers from unfair, de- ceptive or fraudulent business practices. In recent years, more rules and restrictions have been creat- ed to protect the health and safety of consumers, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, new rules around the use of plastics and materi- als that contribute to pollution, as well as human and planetary health, will affect consumers. Across theUnited States, for example, plastic bag, extend- ed producer responsibility (EPR) and per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) laws are being enact- ed and enforced. Key regulatory issues affecting businesses and consumers include: health and safety, workplace safety, cybersecurity, paid leave, retirement, tax changes, healthcare reform, pay equity, worker classification, and employee privacy. Legislators turn to taxes and bans to drive change where ‘self-regulation’ has failed PFAS chemicals have been targeted, particularly in foodservice packaging, as media interest, and (as a result) consumer concern grows over these ‘for- ever chemicals’. Plastic taxes and PFAS bans In 2021, the US Congress proposed a national excise tax to levy a $.20 per pound fee on virgin plastic used to make single-use plastics. From Janu- ary 2023, the sale or distribution of food packaging containing PFAS chemicals at or above 100 ppm is banned in the US state of California.
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