Dan Felton

Over the past two years, at least 20 bills in 10 states plus two federal bills related to recycled content have been introduced.

AMERIPEN: ‘New Recycled Content Mandates Doomed To Fail’

An examination of legislation meant to boost demand for PCR reveals lawmakers are not considering the full implications of these requirements and the other industries that compete for demand.

AMERIPEN retained John Dunham & Associates to analyze the financial and societal impact made by the U.S. packaging industry, which is the largest producer of packaging in the world.

Report Details Packaging Industry’s Massive Impact on the U.S. Economy

Commissioned by AMERIPEN, a first-of-its-kind report details the financial and societal value of the U.S. packaging industry, providing data that can be used to help educate policymakers as they consider packaging-related legislation.

Dan Felton, Executive Director, AMERIPEN

Four Packaging-Related Bills Making Their Way Through Congress

Recent bills introduced at the federal level related to packaging end-of-life management could signal a national approach to future packaging legislation.

Recycled Content Mandates: Pros and Cons

While recycled content mandates could drive significant change, policies enacted to create system efficiencies must consider impacts and opportunities across the entire system

More from Dan Felton

Five U.S. Packaging Bills Under Consideration

While each one of the five proposed bills taps into elements valuable to advancing a circular economy for packaging, none provides a complete strategy across the entire recycling system.

Planning for Recovery Systems Change

There’s strong interest in implementing public policies for financing packaging end-of-life management, but are those proposals adequately addressing the real challenges?