States ban plastic bags, PFAS chemicals, and foam containers to cut waste and improve recycling across multiple industries ...

Regulatory questions cloud the segment’s future, as do concerns about feedstocks, material capabilities and compostability ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)– Assemblymembers left Albany on Tuesday without voting on the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure bill. “The plastic pollution problem is not going away, and neither ...

California aims to reduce single-use plastic in packaging and foodware. (photo: USDA) The California Environmental Protection Agency is advancing regulations to expand the state’s circular economy by ...

The Biden administration is touting a new rule as a means to reduce waste generation, but advocates counter that the government squandered an opportunity to clamp down on single-use plastics.

Sustainable packaging innovator Notpla returns to its roots as Imperial College London adopts seaweed-based alternatives to ...

After striking a grand compromise over plastic packaging in 2022, lawmakers are back at the negotiating table with another proposed ban. The food industry, however, is calling for patience while ...

Negotiators struck a deal that’s far less ambitious than initially proposed. BRUSSELS — Single-use plastic packaging for fresh fruit and vegetables, mini hotel toiletries and fast food in restaurants ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)–Environmental advocates were at the New York State Capitol with art made out of single use plastic packaging to show lawmakers the prevalence of plastic usage in New York ...

BACOLOD CITY – Sagay City in Negros Occidental on Thursday officially enforced a total ban on single-use plastics, as part of ...

The Coca-Cola Co. recently released updated voluntary environmental goals centered around packaging, CO 2 emissions and water security in “high-risk” locations, to the dismay of environmental groups ...