In October 2019, the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) and the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) launched a year-long dialogue on how to manage flexible packaging within a potential regulatory context. Those participating represented 18 FPA member companies, 20 PSI state and local government agencies from states that had introduced or were developing extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation, 2 statewide environmental groups, and 3 recyclers (see Attachment 1). PSI designed and facilitated the dialogue process, which included stakeholder interviews, five web-based calls, and a two-day in-person meeting. Through this process, FPA member companies, PSI member agencies, and other stakeholders learned about each other’s interests in managing flexible packaging, as well as unique challenges and opportunities, from manufacturing and design to post-consumer collection, reuse, and recycling. Agreements The group succeeded in reaching agreement on the following: • beneficial attributes of flexible packaging • problem statement describing the challenges managing flexible packaging • the desired end state for the recycling system • attributes of an effective system for managing flexible packaging • 8 key elements of a packaging and paper products (PPP) EPR bill