Unwrapping the Arguments … - Solving packaging and food waste through

Creating a harmonious regulatory environment suited to motivating and enabling the creation of the economic factors that determine the creation of circular economies should be the primary focus of all levels of government. [...] | Packaging Technology & Research 7 Canada and the US are committed to Target 12 of the United Nations SDGs, including reducing the negative effects of food packaging and FLW. [...] Government-implemented policies, regulations, and programs need to incentivize and assist industry in addressing barriers that inhibit the establishment of circular packaging economies without negatively impacting the FLW reduction efforts of the food industry, NGOs, and consumers. [...] The complexity of packaging and food value chains means that policies must be able to address nuances regarding why certain types of food packaging are chosen over alternatives and root causes that impact the management of packaging value chains. [...] The creation of a harmonious regulatory environment suited to motivating and enabling the creation of the economic factors that determine the creation of circular economies should therefore be the primary focus of all levels of government.