Consulting firm McKinsey & Co. supports the idea of secondary sortation as a way to capture more hard-to-recycle plastics from the waste stream.
In response to the growing need for companies to have a means of proving products contain a specified amount recycled material, the British Plastics Federation (BPF) has launched a new online event called VeriPlast 2022.
Orthex, a Nordic producer of household products based in Espoo, Finland, is not afraid of trying something new.
Colorado-based Eco-Products has launched a new line of biodegradable, certified compostable straws made from polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA).
Amcor also reported more than doubling the amount of post-consumer material purchased in recent years.
Last month, the European Commission (EC) announced its proposed revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD) and was met with immediate outrage from the beverage industry.
Unexpected gains by Democrats in state governments — and more legislation like extended producer responsibility — is likely the biggest midterm election takeaway for the plastics industry.
While refillable and returnable bottles are a bit uncommon in the U.S. market, there is growing interest in a global market for the practice, said Nissei ASB Sales Manager Craig Arnold.
The European recycled polyethylene terephthalate (R-PET) market has entered one of the most turbulent periods in its history as industry veterans and newcomers alike struggle to predict the outlook in the wake of the K Fair.
Sabic and PepsiCo have signed a memorandum of understanding at the Sabic Center for the Development of Plastic Applications - SPADC - in Riyadh under which the two companies will collaborate on the implementation of a programme to promote a more circular economy for plastics in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Smile Compostable Solutions has won the compostability category for the first-ever U.S. Plastics Pact Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award.
Re:Dish partners with organizations to replace single-use packaging with reusable polypropylene containers.
Success has to do with the nature of PS, which is now much better understood than it ever used to be. In the first place, it enables the production of very optimized packaging, which is why such a high percentage of our yogurt packages are made from PS, said Florian Trohay, corporate social responsibility and sustainability manager at Yoplait.