Automated conveyor system transports wrapped water bottle packs through a factory production line

REGULATORY

4 Jun 2026

SB 54 Is Live and California Is Done Waiting on Plastics

California's SB 54 is now binding law, forcing 5,700+ producers to register, report, and overhaul plastic packaging by 2032

Round-bottom flask in a blue UV-lit liquid bath on a lab bench with chemistry equipment in the background

INNOVATION

3 Jun 2026

Bath Scientists Find a Way to Recycle Acrylic Plastic

University of Bath scientists use UV light to chemically recycle PMMA, recovering virgin-grade monomers at lower temperatures without chlo...

AmFiber fiber food tray with a chilled ready meal and green branded label beside wooden fork and spoon

PARTNERSHIPS

2 Jun 2026

Can Fiber Finally Replace Plastic in Fresh Food Trays?

Amcor, Metsä Group, and G. Mondini launch an integrated fiber tray to replace plastic in fresh food packaging

Mixed plastic waste on a conveyor belt with yellow safety barriers at the sides inside a recycling facility

INVESTMENT

1 Jun 2026

One Rule Change, Billions in Plastic Recycling at Stake

A proposed EPA rule reclassifying pyrolysis could ease permitting and accelerate advanced recycling investment across the US

PureCycle site sign for its Feedstock Evaluation Unit with an industrial building and steam in the background

INNOVATION

29 May 2026

Certified at Last: PureCycle Locks In Quality Credentials in Ohio

PureCycle's Ironton, Ohio plant earns ISO 9001:2015 certification, giving procurement teams the audit trail they've been demanding

Workers in yellow safety vests and blue gloves sorting plastic bottles and packaging at a recycling facility

MARKET TRENDS

28 May 2026

Mountains of Plastic, Nowhere to Go: The Recycling Crisis

Seven major US plastic recycling plants closed in just one year, cutting capacity by 25% as cheap imports and zero buyer demand break the ...

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