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2026 Packaging Forum

With packaging requirements for furniture manufacturers evolving rapidly as sustainability goals, cost pressures and new regulations reshape how products are shipped and protected, AHFA's 2026 Packaging Forum? provided insight into what's ahead and how companies can respond as extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws take effect across multiple states. The one-day program was designed for manufacturers, importers, retailers, logistics providers and suppliers seeking insight into packaging innovation, regulatory developments and compliance strategies. The forum brought together packaging specialists, sustainability leaders and industry professionals for practical discussions focused on compliance, material selection, cost management and long-term strategy.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 2

SESSION 1: Packaging Solutions for Furniture Manufacturers
Jamie Holt
 – Engineered Solutions Specialist
Signode Industrial Group, LLC
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SESSION 2: Addressing Real-World Packaging Challenges (Industry Panel)
Blake Gudbaur
 – Senior Production & Product Engineer, Delta Children - Simmons Kids
Jonathan Stoll – Director of Quality & Compliance, Riverside Furniture Corporation

SESSION 3: Packaging Study Findings and Industry Implications
Joe Grzyb
 – Director of Sustainability
Lamberto Qako – Business Development Manager
David Sutherland – Business Development Manager
EFP, LLC
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SESSION 4: Navigating EPR Compliance Through Practical Tools and Applications
Lowell Huffman
 – Director of Channel Partnerships
rePurpose Global
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SESSION 5: EPR and the Retail Perspective
Scot Case
 – Founder
Circular Business Consulting
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SESSION 6: Advancing Circularity and the Future of EPR
Crystal Bayliss
 – Interim Executive Director
U.S. Plastics Pact
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