Category
Sustainability

Environment Recycling Sustainability

July 2, 2020
SC Johnson rolls out new cleaning bottles made from 100% recycled ocean plastic

Environment Sustainability

June 17, 2020
New fibreglass-reinforced watches made from ocean plastic waste

Canadian Plastics Environment Materials Sustainability

June 17, 2020
Nova reports progress on its sustainability strategy

Canadian Plastics Sustainability

June 10, 2020
Canadian small businesses get funding to help reduce plastic pollution in oceans

Materials Recycling Sustainability

June 1, 2020
Dow, Orrion to build industrial-scale polyurethane recycling plant in France

Packaging Plastics Processes Sustainability

May 21, 2020
Plastics Industry Association announces winners of the 2020 Re|focus Leadership and People’s Choice Awards

Recycling Sustainability

May 19, 2020
Scientists discover first known bacterium that can feed on polyurethane

Packaging Plastics Processes Sustainability

May 8, 2020
Engel and Austrian packaging companies team up to found “Packaging with a Future” platform

Materials Sustainability

May 4, 2020
Turning waste PET into battery components

Canadian Plastics Sustainability

April 30, 2020
Pyrowave closes second investment round for plastic waste technology

Materials Recycling Sustainability

April 23, 2020
Ineos, Plastic Energy to build pyrolysis-based chemical recycling plant

Materials Sustainability

April 22, 2020
NatureWorks donates enough biopolymer to fashion 10 million N-95 masks

Canadian Plastics Materials Sustainability

April 13, 2020
Nexeo Plastics and BioLogiQ sign distribution agreement for North America

Packaging Sustainability

April 2, 2020
Wales announces plan to ban single-use plastics

3D Printing Research & Development Sustainability

March 18, 2020
Toronto researchers turn waste cooking oil from McDonald’s into high-end 3D printing resin

Environment Recycling Sustainability

March 18, 2020
“Superworms” that eat polystyrene might help plastic pollution problem

Canadian Plastics Packaging Plastics Processes Sustainability

March 17, 2020
Good Natured Products buys Shepherd Thermoforming & Packaging

Recycling Sustainability

March 16, 2020
Lloyd’s Register joins 3R anti-plastic waste initiative

Packaging Sustainability

March 15, 2020
New Jersey legislators vote to ban single-use plastic bags

Recycling Sustainability

March 13, 2020
Clariant partners with Montreal firm to convert ocean-bound plastics into flame retardants

Packaging Sustainability

February 27, 2020
Restaurant giant Yum Brands to phase out EPS packaging by 2022

Packaging Recycling Sustainability

February 24, 2020
Quebec unveils recycling program that targets producers

Canadian Plastics Construction Sustainability

February 14, 2020
Canadian government awards $3 million to three firms to cut plastic food, construction waste

Plastics Processes Recycling Sustainability

February 11, 2020
Bill targets single-use plastics in U.S.

Packaging Sustainability

January 30, 2020
U.S. plastic bag manufacturers want 95 per cent of plastic retail bags to be reused or recycled by 2025

Canadian Plastics Recycling Sustainability

January 30, 2020
Canada’s first contact lens recycling program kicks off

Canadian Plastics Construction Materials Recycling Sustainability

January 26, 2020
Unbottled potential: Nova Scotia beach house made from 620,000 recycled PET bottles

Materials Recycling Sustainability

January 24, 2020
Dow to start using recycled plastics from waste specialist Avangard Innovative

Materials Packaging Sustainability

January 22, 2020
Starbucks plans to move away from single-use packaging

Packaging Sustainability

January 20, 2020
China moves to phase out single-use plastics

Packaging Sustainability

January 17, 2020
Nestlé pledges to spend billions on recycled packaging

Packaging Sustainability

January 17, 2020
Berry Plastics to expand its capacity for sustainable, breathable films in North America