Digital watermark supplier Digimarc rolled out an updated version of its Digimarc Recycle software, adding several new features including the ability to work with graphics processing units, which are common in artificial intelligence applications.

Fast-fashion retailer H&M said it will source feathers only from post-consumer recycled sources by 2025.

Korean automaker Kia introduced a limited-edition trunk liner for its EV that’s billed as the world’s first car accessory produced with recycled plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, in partnership with The Ocean Cleanup.

Michigan-based packaging and recycling company Plastipak announced that founding president and CEO William C. Young will step down after 57 years. Edward V. Morgan, Young’s son-in-law, will succeed him.

RaboResearch published a report exploring the market for molded fiber packaging, which brands are increasingly adopting to replace plastic packaging materials.

Smurfit Westrock is developing a paper alternative to “plastic mulch,” the black polyethylene plastic used in agricultural applications.

Quebec-based ​Soleno opened its first U.S. plant in Saratoga Springs, N​e​w Y​o​rk, to produce pipes made from recycled ​HDPE.

Suppliers Partnership for the Environment, an association of global automakers and their suppliers, published a new report, “Moving Automotive Supply Chain Plastic Packaging Toward a Sustainable Circular Economy: Full Report and Playbook,” in collaboration with Resource Recycling Systems.