U.S. packaging EPR is moving at the state level. This guide explains what California SB 54 and Oregon’s Recycling Modernization Act mean for export packaging specifications, recyclability data, and supplier documentation.
A practical workflow for collecting the material, weight, and recycling information needed in packaging specification sheets for PPWR and EPR reporting, by internal owner and supply-chain source.
As naphtha prices more than doubled due to the 2026 Middle East war, plastic film packaging costs rose by more than 40%. Paper companies such as Hansol Paper and Moorim Paper are launching paper-based alternatives, while Coupang and CJ Logistics are accelerating the shift away from plastic film.