As we get ready to celebrate Earth Day, Gordon Styles, founder and President of Star Rapid, shares thoughts on why manufacturers bear a responsibility to continuously improve services and efforts that benefit communities.
The goal demonstrates the association’s commitment to sustainability and aims to exceed the 87% of waste that was diverted from the last NPE show in 2015.
American Chemistry Council (Washington, D.C.) tackles ocean debris, mixed materials and other major concerns that permeate today’s plastics and packaging discussions inside and outside the industry.
A breakthrough in enzyme research led to an improved variant of an enzyme that can break down PET bottles. News that’s even better? The expectation is that far superior versions are possible.
A new report from the Flexible Packaging Association (Annapolis, MD) provides a holistic view of the sustainability benefits that flexible packaging offers.
Cambridge Consultants (Cambridge, England) sees a great opportunity for polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) bioplastics in convenience food packaging—Catherine Joce, sustainability and circular economy lead, explains why.
The team from the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering has received $200,000 from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and NineSigma to apply nano-engineering to the development of a recyclable material that can replace multi-layer packaging.
The organization started by building plastic boats made of waste retrieved from the city’s canals. It’s also turning recycled plastic into stylish office furniture.
