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What’s New From ENGAGE

The event welcomes in a new president and research depicts shift in sustainability and other industry trends.

Rob Reinders is thanked for his service as president at the Buckhorn Saloon in San Antonio, TX at the ENGAGE event.
Rob Reinders is thanked for his service as president at the Buckhorn Saloon in San Antonio, TX at the ENGAGE event.

During the kickoff event at the Buckhorn Saloon, the Contract Packaging Association (CPA) celebrated thoughtful time and effort president Rob Reinders had put into leading the association and bade him a warm thank you with jail attire and shootouts. The CPA then welcomed Jerry Thompson, CEO of Combined Technologies Inc. (CTI) as its new president. Thompson intends to be highly involved in the organization with goals pertaining to sustainability and collaboration, as well as in this publication to bring the CPA members thought provoking insight on timely discussions.

During the event, Rebecca Marquez, director of custom research at PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, presented preliminary findings on recyclability within the packaging and processing industry. Results show that plastics will continue to be used in a variety of formats with flexible plastics on the rise and PET bottles experiencing the largest compound annual growth rate. Though flexible packaging as a generally multi-layered material creates an obstacle to sustainable packaging practices. 

“We don’t have the infrastructure. It is vitally important that we get involved and work with organizations directing legislations to get this changed. We need to find a better method to manage these materials,” says Marquez.

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