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Sustainability Legislation Drives Packaging Innovation

Regulations and pacts are changing the landscape for packaging innovation, from groups as large as the United Nations and down to the state and municipal level.

Casey Flanagan, Associate Editor
Mar 24, 2023

Global sustainability legislation drives the packaging industry's current landscape and future outlook.

In PMMI Business Intelligence’s 2022 report, “Future of Packaging and Sustainability,” PMMI researchers compiled a list of key legislation that changes how the packaging industry approaches production, lifespan, and waste management.

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