plastic

EU plastics industry ‘on the precipice’ due to unsustainable business model, tightening green regulations and competition from China, Planet Tracker warns

Company claims new production method presents major opportunity to slash environmental impact of plastic bottles and fibres

A global treaty to tackle plastic pollution is welcome but risks driving policy towards recycling at the expense of more effective solutions, argues Xampla CEO Simon Hombersley

A group of leading US companies are investing in new plans to try and tackle the flexible plastic recycling challenge

Aldi continues plastic packaging crackdown, as Coca-Cola begins transition to attached bottle caps in bid to boost recycling rates

Renewable and recyclable bottles will be made by Pulpex using 100 per cent wood pulp

Billed as a first for a supermarket in the UK, the refill station is designed to reduce plastic waste and avoid food spillages

Year-long research project led by Systemiq asserts window for action is fast closing, but concludes shift towards net zero plastics system is affordable and achievable

Dutch firm Avantium manufactures plant-based plastics from fructose, and is also exploring captured CO2 as a future feedstock for fossil-free materials

Avonmouth facility capable of processing 80,000 tonnes of plastic every year while generating electricity from 320,000 tonnes of waste