"[The industry] has spent millions of dollars advertising, telling us, 'don't worry about all the plastic you're generating,'" said Judith Enck, a former regional administrator for the Environmental ...

You'll find plastic wrap in kitchens across the world, but even the most regular users might find they make some of these ...

In the late 1940s, following wartime-driven innovation, the mass production of inexpensive plastics revolutionized American ...

The organization says that while the 2024 U.S. PET recycling rate declined to 30.2 percent from the high of 32.5 percent ...

The 2024 report also documents significant improvements in the PET recycling system's efficiency. The ratio of total ...

Silicone food storage bags keep food fresher for longer while reducing the risk of plastic contamination in the kitchen.

Whether it was EPR for packaging, funding assistance for U.S. processors or attempts to formulate a binding agreement to cut ...

Accra was buzzing on the evening of 4 December, as stakeholders from across the plastics value chain. Policymakers, recyclers ...

The USPP today released its first-ever policy position paper on EPR, offering a clear, consensus-built framework to guide ...

Healthcare single-use plastics - a waste stream that remains unchecked, as the industry is largely exempt from regulations ...

From The Customer-centric Entrepreneur ProjectGhana’s rPET revolution requires more than infrastructure—it demands a ...

New EPR framework ensures composters get reimbursed for processing compostable packaging materials across seven US states ...