Sustainability

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council’s mission is to ensure that all healthcare plastics are safely and effectively recycled and widely accepted as a valuable resource. Executive Director Peylina Chu led a panel discussion during Virtual...

A law passed in Pennsylvania that promotes advanced recycling technologies is pilloried by environmental activist groups that tar the plastics industry as the “new villain of the climate fight.”

Infrastructure improvement, from plastics recycling to water-management systems, tops our list of what we would like to see in a new year under a new administration.

Forward Greens' vertically farmed edible plants packaging was changed twice before finding the best metrics-based sustainable option, an OPP pillow pack.

The partnership initially will support commercialization of Alterra Energy’s proprietary chemical recycling technology in Europe.

European REFUCOAT Project develops recyclable bioplastic food packaging coating systems that protect against Salmonella.

Is it misleading to label a plastic product recyclable, even if there are no recycling facilities nearby that will accept that specific type of plastic? The California Supreme Court will decide.

Compared with vaunted alternative materials such as paper, plastics save water and trees at a time when potable water is scarce and deforestation is a major concern.

2020 has been a year unlike any other. What have we learned and how will it change the future for plastics?