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Global PartnersCircular EconomyCollaboration & Co-Creation
Plasticity: A Brand that Hopes to No Longer Exist in Ten Years
Plasticity: A Brand that Hopes to No Longer Exist in Ten Years
Published on November 18, 2025
About a 4 minute read

Eighty million. That’s the number of plastic umbrellas used in Japan each year, with most of them used only once. Because plastic umbrellas combine multiple materials, they are difficult to disassemble and rarely recycled. Instead, they are typical... View More

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Materials & PackagingRegulation & Public Policy
EPR Helping Push Sustainable Packaging to a New Level
EPR Helping Push Sustainable Packaging to a New Level
Published on August 29, 2025
About a 4 minute read

EPR has already shown the potential to help us enter an era where sustainable packaging plans apply a new set of three Rs: refine, redesign and reimagine. ... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationRegulation & Public Policy
Latest Attempt at Global Plastics Treaty Ends in Stalemate
Latest Attempt at Global Plastics Treaty Ends in Stalemate
Published on August 15, 2025
About a 4 minute read

Despite momentum and optimism earlier in the process, the treaty negotiations were increasingly stymied by disagreement around potential approaches. ... View More

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Next-Gen Innovation: Plastics, Progress and Opportunity at K 2025
Next-Gen Innovation: Plastics, Progress and Opportunity at K 2025
Published on August 14, 2025
About a 4 minute read

K 2025 offers the plastics industry a valuable moment to address key systemic challenges through collaborative, cross-sector solutions. ... View More

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Materials & Packaging
Microbes, Milk & Potato Peels: The Future of Sustainable Plastics?
Microbes, Milk & Potato Peels: The Future of Sustainable Plastics?
Published on August 11, 2025
About a 9 minute read

In this Innovation Watch, five breakthroughs offering real-world options for brands banking on a sustainable future for plastics and packaging. ... View More

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Materials & Packaging
Plastic Pollution Devastating Human Health, Costing Trillions
Plastic Pollution Devastating Human Health, Costing Trillions
Published on August 7, 2025
About a 5 minute read

As final global plastics treaty negotiations take place in Geneva, The Lancet elevates plastic pollution as a grave, global threat to human health. ... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Retailers Invite 10M CA Consumers to ‘Break Up with Single-Use Bags’
Retailers Invite 10M CA Consumers to ‘Break Up with Single-Use Bags’
Published on July 31, 2025
About a 4 minute read

Beyond the Bag Initiative engages Target, CVS Health, Ralphs and Food 4 Less customers to cut single-use bag waste across nearly 1K Southern California stores. ... View More

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Materials & Packaging
RePak Helping Retailers Ratchet Up Bottle-Recycling Efforts
RePak Helping Retailers Ratchet Up Bottle-Recycling Efforts
Published on July 18, 2025
About a 5 minute read

HydraPak has expanded a successful pilot that redirects harder-to-recycle plastics toward potential reuse, but reaching viable scale remains a work in progress. ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyCollaboration & Co-Creation
This Startup’s Holistic Solution Stops Plastic Pollution at Its Source
This Startup’s Holistic Solution Stops Plastic Pollution at Its Source
Published on June 27, 2025
About a 8 minute read

Ichthion’s suite of solutions combines AI, tech and community engagement to stop plastic waste before it reaches the ocean. ... View More

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Materials & Packaging
Why Recycled Plastic Won’t Solve the Packaging Pollution Problem
Why Recycled Plastic Won’t Solve the Packaging Pollution Problem
Published on April 11, 2025
About a 7 minute read

As brands roll back packaging pledges, recycled plastic is taking center stage — but at what cost? Here's why integrating alternative materials into supply chains makes the most business sense. ... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Plastic Pollution No More: Chemistry Breakthroughs Revolutionize Recycling
Plastic Pollution No More: Chemistry Breakthroughs Revolutionize Recycling
Published on March 20, 2025
About a 10 minute read

Researchers from Northwestern and Cornell may have solved several critical challenges in recycling two of our most common plastics, thanks to machine learning and moisture from the air. ... View More

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Materials & Packaging
The 5 Product Categories Best Suited for Reusable Packaging
The 5 Product Categories Best Suited for Reusable Packaging
Published on March 11, 2025
About a 4 minute read

New study from Closed Loop Partners and the US Plastics Pact identifies the top 5 consumer product categories poised for near-term reuse success in US retail. ... View More

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Marketing & Communications
Meet ‘Zuzu,’ on a Hero’s Journey to Improve Plastics Recycling
Meet ‘Zuzu,’ on a Hero’s Journey to Improve Plastics Recycling
Published on March 4, 2025
About a 4 minute read

New advocacy campaign from SC Johnson features an intrepid hermit crab, calls for collective action and urges greater business responsibility in reining in plastic pollution. ... View More

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Circular EconomyCollaboration & Co-CreationMaterials & Packaging
First Citywide Reusable Cup Project Shows Viability of Reuse at Scale
First Citywide Reusable Cup Project Shows Viability of Reuse at Scale
Published on February 26, 2025
About a 3 minute read

In three months, the first citywide program in the US to offer a free reuse-and-return system for to-go cups produced environmental benefits when compared with a single-use alternative. ... View More

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Circular EconomyCollaboration & Co-Creation
New Cross-Industry Consortium Takes Aim at Small-Format Plastic Waste
New Cross-Industry Consortium Takes Aim at Small-Format Plastic Waste
Published on February 19, 2025
About a 5 minute read

Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy calls on brands to join critical work to increase recovery of valuable small-format plastic packaging typically lost to landfills. ... View More

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Materials & Packaging
US Voters Support Policies That Reduce Single-Use Plastics
US Voters Support Policies That Reduce Single-Use Plastics
Published on February 7, 2025
About a 4 minute read

Oceana releases new poll, calls on lawmakers to continue momentum behind solutions to problematic plastics. ... View More

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Innovation & Technology
French Study Uncovers Health Threats Hidden in Our Drinking Water
French Study Uncovers Health Threats Hidden in Our Drinking Water
Published on January 23, 2025
About a 4 minute read

A Université de Toulouse study reveals 98% of microplastics present in the city’s drinking water are too small to be detected by current EU water-safety protocols, which considerably underestimate their presence and their health risks — not just... View More

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Circular Economy
Once Again, It’s Fungi to the Rescue – This Time, They're Eating Plastic Pollution
Once Again, It’s Fungi to the Rescue – This Time, They're Eating Plastic Pollution
Published on December 10, 2024
About a 4 minute read

Biotech startup HIRO Technologies has launched a Kickstarter to scale the circular, fungi-powered solution behind its forthcoming MycoDigestible™ diapers. ... View More

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Materials & Packaging
How Can Businesses Rethink Packaging to Support Circularity?
How Can Businesses Rethink Packaging to Support Circularity?
Published on November 11, 2024
About a 6 minute read

Prioritizing packaging made from recycled materials that can be recycled again simplifies sustainable choices for consumers. The easier the process, the more likely consumers are to participate — reducing the chances that packaging ends up as waste... View More

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Collaboration & Co-Creation
Startups, Consumers Helping Brands Make Business ‘Future Positive’
Startups, Consumers Helping Brands Make Business ‘Future Positive’
Published on October 22, 2024
About a 5 minute read

In keynotes on day 3 of SB’24 San Diego, major players in electronics, beauty, retail and recycling extolled the virtues of partnering with stakeholders to drive sustainability and circularity initiatives both inside and outside their companies. ... View More

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