Plastics

NESREA confirmed the regulations would not impose immediate disruption, with mandatory recycled PET content beginning at 25 per cent on 1 January 2028 and increasing to 50 per cent from 1 January 2030.

The authority found that imports from China continued to rise at a substantial pace despite the existing duty, while Chinese imports continued to undercut domestic prices, affecting profitability and competitiveness of Indian producers.

The Environment Authority has called on business owners and consumers to comply and expand the use of sustainable alternatives such as cloth or paper bags.

GPMA President Ebbo Botwe stated in a petition to the EPA that the sector’s capital investments in plants and machinery total GH¢1.493 billion (US$95 million), which would be rendered obsolete under the current timeline.

BlueAlp’s patented pyrolysis technology converts post-consumer mixed plastic waste into pyrolysis oil through a continuous process, achieving Technology Readiness Level 9 maturity.

The Egyptian bacterial consortium provides a scalable biological pathway for tackling one of the most problematic plastics in the recycling stream, offering a nature-based alternative to energy-intensive chemical recycling processes.

MAN cited international experience, noting that Kenya’s 2017 ban on thin plastic bags led to factory closures and job losses, yet banned bags continue to circulate through smuggling and cross-border trade.

The MonoPP Flowpack is certified as recyclable by the Cyclos-HTP Institute and can integrate with existing recycling infrastructure in countries with established polypropylene recycling streams.

The new target measures what actually leaves the recycling facility to be made into new products, ensuring materials re-enter the economy.

The new D-Pak cartons contain a mix of circular PE (recycled post-consumer plastic) and bio-circular PE (made from renewable feedstocks such as used cooking oil or tall oil).