Sustainable Plastics Live

Join us on April 4 at 10:00 AM EDT/ 3:00 AM GMT/ 4:00 PM CET for a Sustainable Plastics Livestream sponsored by Trinseo!

In the April Sustainable Plastics Live, Karen Laird will look at the state of the bioplastics sector and what would be needed to achieve President Joe Biden’s goal of replacing 90 percent of conventional plastics with biomaterials in two decades.

Plastics industry efforts to become more sustainable aren’t moving fast enough – even for PET – according to new reports from the Minderoo Foundation and Systemiq. In Sustainable Plastics Live, Karen Laird summarizes the new reports and talks about the impact extended producer responsibility will have on plastics.

Join us on February 7 at 10:00 AM EST/ 4:00 PM CET for a Sustainable Plastics Livestream!

In our February Sustainable Plastics Live, Karen Laird and Don Loepp will discuss new bans on some single-use plastic products; ways that plastics companies in emerging markets are achieving sustainability; and the latest in biobased additives.

The European Commission’s long-awaited new plastics packaging and waste regulations will have a major impact in the industry. In our Sustainable Plastics Live, Karen Laird breaks down the proposal including impacts on recyclers, biodegradable resins, chemical recycling and consumers.

Join us December 6th at 10:00 AM EST/4:00 PM CET for a Sustainable Plastics Livestream!

In our December Sustainable Plastics Live, we’ll cover topics including carbon capture, recycling labels on plastic products, and the health of the plastics recycling sector. Tune in for insight into these key issues from Sustainable Plastics Editor Karen Laird and Plastics News Editor Don Loepp.

Sustainability was a major theme at K 2022 in Düsseldorf, Germany. In our November Sustainable Plastics Live, Karen Laird and Don Loepp discuss how the show highlighted the industry’s progress toward being more circular, including advances in materials and equipment. 

Join us November 1st at 10AM ET/ 3PM CET for a Sustainable Plastics Livestream!

Circularity was again in the spotlight at the K 2022 trade show. In this Sustainable Plastics Live we recap the show highlights related to sustainability and decarbonization, and discuss how circularity may be impacted by an economic recession or shortages of fossil fuel feedstocks.

Sign up for the live program with Sustainable Plastics Editor Karen Laird and Plastics News Editor Don Loepp.

In our October Sustainable Plastics Live, Karen Laird talked about ESG strategies, with an emphasis on carbon reduction and increased circularity. We also previewed the sustainability trends we expect to see at K 2022.

Join us November 1st at 10AM ET/3PM CET for a Sustainable Plastics Livestream!

Circularity was again in the spotlight at the K 2022 trade show. In this Sustainable Plastics Live we recap the show highlights related to sustainability and decarbonization, and discuss how circularity may be impacted by an economic recession or shortages of fossil fuel feedstocks.

Sign up for the live program with Sustainable Plastics Editor Karen Laird and Plastics News Editor Don Loepp.

As brand owners begin to use resins made from chemically recycled and bio-based feedstocks, they face questions about how to market their products.