Advantage: Flexible Packaging

Sustainable future

Sustainability remains an area of ongoing focus. Although it took a back seat in recent months as companies focused on managing their businesses through the recession, it will again come to the forefront as the economy ramps up.

The importance of sustainability to the flexible packaging industry is illustrated by the FPA's proactive introduction of the "Sustainability Advantages of Flexible Packaging Education Toolkit." It has several components including a Resource Guide, a Case Story brochure, and a Fast Facts brochure, which compare such things as energy consumption, emissions, weight, waste, and product-to-package ratio of flexible packaging and other packaging options. The Toolkit is designed as an educational resource that FPA members and the flexible packaging industry as a whole can use to understand the sustainable benefits offered by flexible packaging.