Prepare for EPR Regulations and Trends Affecting the Industry

Dan Haney, president of Haney's Packaging MicrofactoryContract Packaging Association (CPA) held its 2023 regional event in Cincinnati, hosted by CPA member, Haney’s Packaging Microfactory. The company focuses on small batch packaging for experimental trial to market in sustainable materials, contract packaging and fulfilment, and the Via Alliance program. Via Alliance brings together companies dedicated to sustainable packaging materials, both recyclable and compostable, in a consultancy and advisory capacity. Via Alliance is a program founded to help sustainable packaging get tested and out on the shelves.

Via Alliance is a program founded to help sustainable packaging get tested and out on the shelves.At this regional event, insights into the packaging industry—and by extension the contract packaging industry—showed three key players reshaping its future, which are megatrends, consumer sentiments on sustainable packaging, and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations, according to David Feber, global leader of the packaging service line and senior partner at McKinsey & Company.