Plastics

UK – UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has awarded 17 projects a total of £3.2 million (US$3.9 million) to scale up novel solutions to plastic…

UK – Researchers at the University of East Anglia have developed a new technology that turns beauty products like moisturizers into a dry piece of…

USA – Plastics bagging and logistics company Packwell broke ground on a new 725,000-square-foot state-of-the-art resin packaging facility at Port Houston’s Bayport Industrial Complex, expanding…

INDONESIA – The SIG Way Beyond Good Foundation has launched the Recycle for Good Program in Indonesia, rewarding low-income consumers to recycle. With the Recycle…

USA – The Illinois House has passed a bill that would ban retail establishments from using disposable food containers made of styrofoam. The bill, introduced…

GERMANY – Dutch chemical company LyondellBasell and thermal waste treatment firm EEW Energy signed a letter of intent exploring a partnership aimed at recycling plastics…

UK – American packaging company Berry Global is relaunching its popular CHSA (Cleaning and Hygiene Suppliers Association) accredited Green Sack range of refuse sacks. Produced…

CHINA – South Korean chemical firm SK Geo Centric has signed an agreement with Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical (STL) to build its second Ethylene Acrylic Acid…

GHANA – Implementers has teamed up with Miniplast and TrinamiX to launch the Ghana Recycling Project to promote sustainable waste management. Launched at Miniplast’s head…

TUNISIA – Soti Papier, a Tunisian recycling company has partnered with Tetra Pak to recycle about 9,000 tonnes of plastic waste by 2026. The initiative…