Greenpeace adds some high profile names to its push for a stronger plastics treaty, the Smart car gets another life as an EV and Loliware adds injection molding for its seaweed-based material.
How to label chemically recycled plastics is one flashpoint in the debate over the Federal Trade Commission’s rewrite of its Green Guides, which govern marketing and labeling of consumer products.
SAG-AFTRA, the actors' union, has joined with the Motion Picture Association to create the Green Council, a new initiative aiming to "promote environmentally conscious and sustainable practices in the entertainment industry."
In a new survey, 82 percent of shoppers said they would be willing to pay more for products sold in sustainable packaging. For Gen Z shoppers, the response is higher, with 90 percent willing to pay a premium.
While bioplastics and chemical recycling have very large footprints when it comes to public policy debates, both are relatively small pieces of the plastics puzzle in terms of actual business.