The Container Recycling Institute sent letters to the California legislature reporting errors in the governor’s 2025-2026 budget compared to CalRecycle’s year-end financial reports.
Research commissioned by fiber packaging giant DS Smith found online fashion retailers delivered 941 million plastic bags to U.K. shoppers last year, representing an increase in plastic bag use in this sector.
DoSomething is conducting a campaign to provide knowledge and tools to improve plastic bottle recycling in young people’s communities.
ExxonMobil collaborated with converter Plastilene and recycled materials specialist Reciclene to develop a high-performance shrink film with PCR content.
The iSustain endowment at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business has grown to $1 million after an additional $300,000 investment, supporting more graduate students who are pursuing careers focused on environmental impact.
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection opened public comment for the draft initial packaging material types list covered by the state’s extended producer responsibility law, with a public meeting set for April 16 and comments accepted through April 30.
Novolex completed its $6.7 billion acquisition of Pactiv Evergreen. The combined company will operate under the Novolex name.
PureCycle announced that Europe’s Landbell Group would supply the PP scrap from its household collections to feed PureCycle’s planned first European plant, in Antwerp, Belgium.