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Innovative Materials Offer Increased Sustainable Functionality
['Alyse Thompson-Richards', 'Dan Mckee']
Food Engineering
As processors transition to sustainable packaging materials, trade-offs are almost guaranteed.
Today, flexible packaging accounts for 20% of the total U.S. packaging market, making it the second-largest packaging segment behind corrugated.
The largest user of this flexible packaging (accounting for 45% of the market) is the food industry, according to the Flexible Packaging Association’s 2025 State of the U.S.
The Reusable Packaging Pavilion, sponsored by the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA): Showcases sustainable packaging solutions to help reduce waste, cut costs, and gain supply chain efficiency.
Sustainability-focused Education: Show-floor sessions will feature topics such as regulatory developments, sustainable materials, circular economy initiatives, package design and best practices.