Fibre Box Association

It's Fast Fact Friday! 95% of goods consumed in North America are shipped in corrugated packaging because it is specifically engineered to protect and cushion products along their journey.

Indiana's WISH-TV recently featured a segment on Kelly Box and Packaging. As the family business continues to grow, Kelly says he is focused on keeping a small-business mentality. “We’ve always done right for the customer, and we’re going to continue to do that.” Watch Segment: https://lnkd.in/gqKvCXKj

It's Throwback Thursday! The corrugated industry has always been ahead of the sustainability curve. Back in 1961, when the world was just starting to understand the importance of resource protection, Kruger inc. was one of the first companies in North America to manufacture 100% recycled containerboard. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gB_jMpT7

Leadership changes are coming to Georgia-Pacific LLC. Hudson Pope, GP's senior vice president for manufacturing, will assume the role of senior vice president of operations following Jeff Koeppe's retirement from the position in Q1 2025. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g3Hk8DCb

Since 2021, five states—Maine, Oregon, Colorado, California, and Minnesota—have enacted EPR laws for packaging, each with distinct provisions and tactics. More states will certainly follow, and policymakers likely will look to these early adopters for lessons on what might work well and what challenges arise in implementing packaging EPR programs. Dan Felton, the executive director at AMERIPEN recently shared his key lessons from these early adopters in Packaging World: https://lnkd.in/e9Hhv5Ku

FBA's Labor Trends and News Report is issued quarterly for members, providing top-line data and news on U.S. labor-related activity. It features summarized news with links to articles and other pertinent organizations and websites. View Report: https://lnkd.in/gyhhHYS7

This Election Day, choose to keep our economy going strong; choose to support our planet's sustainable future; Choose strong walls that protect everything inside. Choose Corrugated! We're the corrugated packaging industry, and we approve of this message.

The nonprofit Beyond Plastics has released a list of 27 priorities for the next presidential administration to reduce the production, use, and disposal of plastics “for the sake of public health and the environment.” It builds on previous demands for a “Plastic-Free President” put together by a coalition of environmental groups just before President Joe Biden assumed office. The group is primarily concerned with chemicals leaching from the 20 million metric tons of plastic that wind up in the environment every year. Read more from Grist: https://lnkd.in/g532bCse

Election Day is less than 24 hours away. Packaging Dive created this outlook for packaging and manufacturing policies, defining where Harris and Trump stand on environmental and ESG regulations and energy and manufacturing policies. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gJTMpZX8

The National Retail Federation estimates that total Halloween spending will reach $11.6 billion this year. Don’t forget to recycle all the boxes those spooky goodies come in. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gADh9udw