New SPMC Position Paper Addresses Sustainability of Medical Device Packaging

April 8, 2025

The Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council (SPMC) recently achieved a new milestone — the publication of its first position paper. Titled ‘Sustainability of Medical Device Packaging,’ the paper explains how and why laws mandating that sterilized medical packaging include recycled content and/or be recyclable pose significant risks to the critical requirements that medical packaging must meet. The paper also offers a path forward with respect to recyclability by encouraging legislators to recognize advanced recycling technologies. Read the full article in FlexPack VOICE magazine here.