The U.S. recycled plastics market is facing a severe downturn as postconsumer resin demand collapses, reclaimers shut down and PET bales accumulate without buyers, raising urgent policy and investment concerns.
The EU-funded INTERPOOL project aims to remove cross-border barriers and scale refillable packaging systems across Europe, accelerating compliance with PPWR reuse and waste reduction targets.
Seventy European packaging and plastics associations urge the EU Commission to anchor the Circular Economy Act in Internal Market law, warning that fragmented waste rules undermine competitiveness and recycling targets.
A new embossed, label-free PLA water bottle simplifies recycling, strengthens circular packaging systems, and lowers carbon impact through closed-loop PLA recovery and reuse.
Dow introduces INNATE™ TF 220, a next-generation resin advancing sustainable plastic packaging innovation through recyclable mono-material films, improved performance and scalable circular economy solutions.
Scientists develop a low-energy electrolyzer that converts waste syngas into ethylene, advancing sustainable plastic packaging innovation and reducing the carbon footprint of chemical manufacturing.
Bioplastics are shifting from niche sustainability products to strategic supply chain essentials, driven by regulation, carbon pricing and the UAE’s accelerating circular economy policies.
Infinite Loop Europe selects BASF’s Schwarzheide site in Germany to build its first large-scale European PET recycling facility, targeting 70,000 tonnes per year by 2030.
An investigation reveals that much of Europe’s so-called recycled plastic is still 95% petroleum-based. Here is how greenwashing practices are reshaping the circular economy debate.
