Tom Bacon

Contract Packaging
How to land the Big Ones
Upon his return from Vietnam in 1968, Tom Bacon got his start overseeing cosmetic co-packers for Max Factor & Company.
July 18, 2013
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Top Stories
Baled polyethylene film awaits processing. California’s EPR law is pushing investment in end markets and infrastructure to ensure that material like this finds a viable second life rather than landfill.
Flexibles
End Markets Will Decide Flexible Film Recycling in CA, Elsewhere
As California’s EPR law advances, experts say redesigning flexible packaging for recyclability, and aligning those designs with viable end markets, will define how producer CPGs meet new recycling mandates.
Dan Felton, FPA president and CEO, outlines the recovery challenges facing flexible packaging—including limited curbside access and lack of end markets—during the association’s 2025 State of the Industry presentation.
Flexibles
U.S. Flexible Packaging Keeps on Growing Through Headwinds
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Bio-based
Compostable Packaging Finds Its Footing
Wild’s new refillable roll-on deodorant pairs a sleek, reusable aluminum case with a compostable, bio-based refill.
Reusable/Returnable
Wild Introduces Refillable Roll-On Deodorant to U.K. Market
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