Plastics
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How Braskem Is Reimagining Carbon Accounting for Bio-Based Plastics
Braskem is working to improve Scope 3 accounting through life cycle assessments, addressing gaps in today’s GHG Protocol and advocating for a shift to the -1/+1 model — an approach it says could better reflect the climate value of biogenic materi... View More
Plasticity: A Brand that Hopes to No Longer Exist in Ten Years
Eighty million. That’s the number of plastic umbrellas used in Japan each year, with most of them used only once. Because plastic umbrellas combine multiple materials, they are difficult to disassemble and rarely recycled. Instead, they are typical... View More
EPR Helping Push Sustainable Packaging to a New Level
EPR has already shown the potential to help us enter an era where sustainable packaging plans apply a new set of three Rs: refine, redesign and reimagine. ... View More
Latest Attempt at Global Plastics Treaty Ends in Stalemate
Despite momentum and optimism earlier in the process, the treaty negotiations were increasingly stymied by disagreement around potential approaches. ... View More
Next-Gen Innovation: Plastics, Progress and Opportunity at K 2025
K 2025 offers the plastics industry a valuable moment to address key systemic challenges through collaborative, cross-sector solutions. ... View More
Microbes, Milk & Potato Peels: The Future of Sustainable Plastics?
In this Innovation Watch, five breakthroughs offering real-world options for brands banking on a sustainable future for plastics and packaging. ... View More
Plastic Pollution Devastating Human Health, Costing Trillions
As final global plastics treaty negotiations take place in Geneva, The Lancet elevates plastic pollution as a grave, global threat to human health. ... View More
Retailers Invite 10M CA Consumers to ‘Break Up with Single-Use Bags’
Beyond the Bag Initiative engages Target, CVS Health, Ralphs and Food 4 Less customers to cut single-use bag waste across nearly 1K Southern California stores. ... View More
RePak Helping Retailers Ratchet Up Bottle-Recycling Efforts
HydraPak has expanded a successful pilot that redirects harder-to-recycle plastics toward potential reuse, but reaching viable scale remains a work in progress. ... View More
This Startup’s Holistic Solution Stops Plastic Pollution at Its Source
Ichthion’s suite of solutions combines AI, tech and community engagement to stop plastic waste before it reaches the ocean. ... View More
Why Recycled Plastic Won’t Solve the Packaging Pollution Problem
As brands roll back packaging pledges, recycled plastic is taking center stage — but at what cost? Here's why integrating alternative materials into supply chains makes the most business sense. ... View More
Plastic Pollution No More: Chemistry Breakthroughs Revolutionize Recycling
Researchers from Northwestern and Cornell may have solved several critical challenges in recycling two of our most common plastics, thanks to machine learning and moisture from the air. ... View More
The 5 Product Categories Best Suited for Reusable Packaging
New study from Closed Loop Partners and the US Plastics Pact identifies the top 5 consumer product categories poised for near-term reuse success in US retail. ... View More
Meet ‘Zuzu,’ on a Hero’s Journey to Improve Plastics Recycling
New advocacy campaign from SC Johnson features an intrepid hermit crab, calls for collective action and urges greater business responsibility in reining in plastic pollution. ... View More
First Citywide Reusable Cup Project Shows Viability of Reuse at Scale
In three months, the first citywide program in the US to offer a free reuse-and-return system for to-go cups produced environmental benefits when compared with a single-use alternative. ... View More
New Cross-Industry Consortium Takes Aim at Small-Format Plastic Waste
Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy calls on brands to join critical work to increase recovery of valuable small-format plastic packaging typically lost to landfills. ... View More
US Voters Support Policies That Reduce Single-Use Plastics
Oceana releases new poll, calls on lawmakers to continue momentum behind solutions to problematic plastics. ... View More
French Study Uncovers Health Threats Hidden in Our Drinking Water
A Université de Toulouse study reveals 98% of microplastics present in the city’s drinking water are too small to be detected by current EU water-safety protocols, which considerably underestimate their presence and their health risks — not just... View More
Once Again, It’s Fungi to the Rescue – This Time, They're Eating Plastic Pollution
Biotech startup HIRO Technologies has launched a Kickstarter to scale the circular, fungi-powered solution behind its forthcoming MycoDigestible™ diapers. ... View More
How Can Businesses Rethink Packaging to Support Circularity?
Prioritizing packaging made from recycled materials that can be recycled again simplifies sustainable choices for consumers. The easier the process, the more likely consumers are to participate — reducing the chances that packaging ends up as waste... View More
