New EU regulations mandate recycled content in automotive plastics, prompting suppliers to develop post-consumer recycled polypropylene compounds for interior, exterior, and powertrain applications. They…
On Wednesday, Members of the European Parliament debated the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation’s impacts on small businesses selling across EU borders. We take…
Since South Australia led in 2021, six states and territories have banned plastic straws, cutlery, plates and polystyrene food containers; Tasmania has proposed bans…
Single-use plastic waste grew from 133 to 139 million tonnes between 2019 and 2021 despite bans; about 4.4 tonnes every second.
Down 81% since 2016 to 2017, the first full year of the charge, and 9% on last year. The main 7 supermarkets alone sold…
About 26% of known plastic chemicals are of concern. They last a long time in the environment, build up in living things, spread easily…
Even by 2060, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) baseline sees only 17% of plastic waste recycled, with half still going to…
Plastic waste nearly triples from 353 million tonnes in 2019 to 1,014 million tonnes in 2060 on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development…
The EU recycles well under half of its plastic packaging. The rate rose only slightly, from 38% in 2012.
US plastic recycling has fallen, not risen: an estimate by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) of 5–6% for 2021, against an official 8.7% for 2018 from…
