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Single Use Versus Reusable Packaging: What the Corrugated Industry Gets Wrong

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March 1, 2023

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The corrugated packaging industry is working to counteract global macro forces creating headwinds against the practice of discarding packaging after only one use.  The winds of change are blowing away...

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Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging Is Missing the Circular Opportunity

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March 1, 2021

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Extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation for packaging in the United States is gaining momentum as a policy tool to fund local waste management by shifting the cost burdens of packaging…

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For a Transformative Fix to Recycling, Policymaking Needs Reuse in the Mix

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July 14, 2020

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The June 17 hearing by the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on the topic of “Responding to the challenges facing recycling in the United States” offered insightful…

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Regulation and the Circular Economy: Can the U.S. Turn the Tide on Plastic Pollution?

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December 5, 2019

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It would be an understatement to say that plastic pollution has become top of mind. Images of sea turtles tangled in plastic rings, ocean plastic trash heaps, and the idea…

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Keep Incoming Items and Pathogens Out of Food Processing Areas

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July 7, 2014

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Food News International published a white paper by RPA member Polymer Solutions that details the unsuspecting ways that harmful pathogens some times enter the food processing area via material handling items

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Report Attempts to Clarify Food Safety Modernization Act

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July 2, 2014

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Confusion about deadlines established under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) has been heightened, in part, by shifting Food & Drug Administration (FDA) timelines. Even after the rules become final, most companies affected will be given one to three years to comply. Produce farms will have from two to four years to comply.

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RPA Committee Will Establish Stronger and Uniform Standards for Reusables in Food Supply Chain

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February 24, 2014

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The Reusable Packaging Association has established a new industry-wide committee to establish sanitation standards and guidelines for reusable containers used throughout the food supply chain. The RPC Food Safety Standards Committee will include membership and input from providers of reusable plastic containers (RPCs), retailers, growers, and shippers.

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University of Guelph Study Finds “No Evidence of Food Safety Issue” With Reusable Plastic Containers

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October 15, 2013

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The University of Guelph, Ontario Agricultural College recently completed a study on the sanitary status of delivered reusable plastic containers at five fresh produce packing operations in Ontario and Quebec….

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ORBIS CORPORATION TO HOST BEST PRACTICES WEBINAR

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August 1, 2012

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Cleanliness and hygiene are critical to today’s food plants. That’s why ORBIS, the leader in sustainable reusable packaging, is hosting a webinar that focuses on easy to adopt best practices in implementing usage of hygienic plastic pallets programs in food plants.

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Standardized RPC labeling drive endorsed by retailers

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May 10, 2012

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The Packer.com Tom Karst Three large retailers have accepted a new label standard for returnable plastic containers, with traceability in mind. Kroger, Loblaw and Safeway accept a four-inch by two-inch…

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