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EPS Makers Aim for Greater CircularityEPS Makers Aim for Greater Circularity

More than 70 countries now recycle expanded polystyrene, and one has reported an EPS recycling rate of nearly 90%.

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Eastman’s Bioplastic Foam Aces Tests
Nov 26, 2024
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Tie-layer resins market
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Plastics by the Numbers
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byRick Lingle, Senior Technical Editor
EPA and ACC agree on preventing plastic in the environment
Sustainability
EPA Releases National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution
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byKristen Kazarian, Managing Editor
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Packaging
LCA Backs TerraCycle’s Green Cred
LCA Backs TerraCycle’s Green Cred
Nov 25, 2024
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byKate Bertrand Connolly 1, Freelance Writer
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Global Plastics Treaty Talks Begin Final Session Clouded by Uncertainty
Global Plastics Treaty Talks Begin Final Session Clouded by Uncertainty
Nov 21, 2024
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byGeoff Giordano
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Unlocking Profitability in Plastic Waste Management: A Review of Economic Models
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Packaging
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byRick Lingle, Senior Technical Editor
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Sustainable Packaging Strategies Are Missing the Forest for the Trees
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Amcor to Buy Berry Global in Blockbuster Deal
Amcor to Buy Berry Global in Blockbuster Deal
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byGeoff Giordano
Graphene nanotechnology lightweights and strengthens PET bottles
Packaging
Graphene Gives PET Bottles a Lightweighting Boost and More
Graphene Gives PET Bottles a Lightweighting Boost and More
Nov 19, 2024
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byRick Lingle, Senior Technical Editor
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Bayer’s New Mono-Material Blister Cuts Carbon Footprint by 38%
Bayer’s New Mono-Material Blister Cuts Carbon Footprint by 38%
Nov 19, 2024
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byKassandra Kania, Rob Spiegel
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Does a Reusable Pharmacy Vial Make Sense?
Nov 19, 2024
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byKassandra Kania, Rob Spiegel
Accredo's bioplastic pouch is made of sugarcane-derived PE
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First 100% Bioplastic Pouch Debuts
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byRick Lingle, Senior Technical Editor
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Schneider Electric, HP to Keynote First Sustainable Manufacturing Expo
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Packaging Recycling Rates in America: Then & Now
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byLisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor
Packaging
HDPE Bottles Market Sees Sustainable Growth
HDPE Bottles Market Sees Sustainable Growth
Nov 13, 2024
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Trash Talk plastic recycling enters cannabis packaging market
Packaging
Where Trash Talk, Ocean Plastic, and Cannabis Meet
Where Trash Talk, Ocean Plastic, and Cannabis Meet
Nov 12, 2024
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byKate Bertrand Connolly 1, Freelance Writer
K-Cups
Packaging
Inaccurate Recycling Claims Land K-Cups in Hot Water
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byJoanna Cosgrove, Freelance Writer
Packaging
Promising Plastic Packaging: Our Pack Expo Picks
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PepsiCo Prevails in NY Pollution Lawsuit
PepsiCo Prevails in NY Pollution Lawsuit
Nov 4, 2024
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byNorbert Sparrow
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Winpak Strikes Package Deal With Nova Chemicals
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Nov 4, 2024
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byGeoff Giordano
Packaging
Pharma Blister Locks in Plastic Sustainability
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LA County Sues 'Plastic Polluters' PepsiCo and Coca-Cola
LA County Sues 'Plastic Polluters' PepsiCo and Coca-Cola
Nov 1, 2024
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Southwest Airlines' Inflight Bamboo Cup Creates a Stir
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Oct 31, 2024
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Uniphase Acquires Mold Maker Janler
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byGeoff Giordano
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Coca-Cola Marks rPET Milestone
Coca-Cola Marks rPET Milestone
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byRick Lingle, Senior Technical Editor
Plastic circularity via Rewind PET depolymerization
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New Process Enables ‘True’ Circularity for PET
New Process Enables ‘True’ Circularity for PET
Oct 29, 2024
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A Packaging First in Carbon Capture PET
A Packaging First in Carbon Capture PET
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This Coffeehouse Is Embracing Plastic, but With a Twist
This Coffeehouse Is Embracing Plastic, but With a Twist
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