25 July 202320 July 2023 Mailbag: Public does not understand chemical recycling Is chemical recycling a misleading mirage inn the battle against plastic pollution?
25 June 20219 September 2021 Virgin resin tax may make packaging more circular One thing that's going to be needed to fix plastics recycling in the United States is money, and lots of it
18 January 202116 January 2021 PLA is moving into the mainstream As polylactic acid becomes an increasingly established material option, demand has soared
16 December 20209 September 2021 Industry eyes $1B California recycling plan to stop plastics tax A coalition of industry groups is drafting a $1 billion, business-funded recycling plan for California
9 October 20208 October 2020 Put fees, EPR and recycled content in the mix for plastics policy This industry plan should include specific commitments for using recycled plastic in a wide range of products
6 February 20205 February 2020 Kickstart: Bioplastics are child’s play Millennials want better materials for their kids' toys
22 January 202019 January 2020 Finland’s Fortum rolls out recycled, bio-based PP The first product made out of Fortum Circo PP CF is a school chair
21 March 201918 March 2019 China’s ‘King of Plastic Straws’ invests $15M in new factory as market shifts By the end of 2018, PP straw production had plunged to 60 percent, paper jumped to 20 percent and PLA rose to 15 percent
18 February 20196 February 2019 Breaking down bioplastics myths, realities Ask any 10 people what bioplastics are, and the odds are that nine will get it wrong
15 February 20196 February 2019 Bioplastics: Promising but pricey Polyhydroxyalkanoates are a family of bio-based plastics that would seem to have everything going for them
21 December 201820 December 2018 Technology helps push industry greener Environmentalists slam plastics for polluting the oceans, but the public may not understand that most ocean plastics come from Asian countries like China and Indonesia
4 September 20183 September 2018 Report: Single-use plastic packaging must adapt to survive Recycling and sustainability are here to stay, and the plastics industry must adapt in order to survive
17 June 201615 June 2016 Lego examines all options for sustainable materials Company's open-ended approach means is not restricting itself to just bio-based plastics
23 June 201522 June 2015 Speakers: PLA draws interest, but reality limits growth While there is growing interest in bioplastics in China, the cost of raw materials is a limiting factor
2 September 20141 September 2014 Green trend boosts plastic building materials business in China Market for green building materials has huge potential for plastics processors
29 August 201428 August 2014 Plastic bag ban stalls in California Assembly Still four votes short of supermajority needed for approval
19 February 201418 February 2014 Bioplastics maker Cereplast files for Chapter 11 protection To protect of the assets of the company, says CEO Frederic Scheer
20 April 2012 Arkema and Invista step in to help avoid nylon 12 shortfall Bio-based nylon 10/10 and 10/12 resins as a replacement for nylon 12
