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Packaging Recycling Summit 2025: A Pivotal Moment in Circularity

Packaging World’s 2025 Packaging Recycling Summit marks a turning point in circularity,   as brands, policymakers, suppliers, MRFs, and industry organizations move from intention   to implementation across systems, formats, and policies.

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