According to projections from Towards Packaging, the global plastic container market is set to increase from USD 123.39 billion in 2026 to nearly USD 189.22 billion by 2034, reflecting a CAGR of 5.54% ...

The province’s finalized Blue Box regulations set phased-in recycling rates for plastics but delay enforcement on other ...

As the global plastic treaty collapses, India’s floods and microplastic crisis expose a policy vacuum. Can India turn its ...

The rigid yet biodegradable plastic outperforms not only alternative biodegradable options, but plastic itself for mechanical strength.

The UK lacks the recycling infrastructure to cope with flexible plastics once kerbside collections become mandatory in 2027, North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has warned. NLWA says without ‘urgent ...

The global rigid plastic packaging market, valued at $220.2 billion in 2025, is set to expand to $262.7 billion by 2030, growing at a compound annual rate of 3.6%, according to the latest report from ...

The organization behind B.C.'s recycling system wants residents to do more to keep plastics from going to landfills or ending up as litter — as only 45 per cent of plastic packaging used by residents ...

The way people in England recycle plastic is due to change in 2027. (Getty) Rules around so-called "flexible plastic" are set to change within the next two years in a bid to improve the UK's "outdated ...

A three-year project has helped set out a blueprint for planned nationwide collections of flexible plastic in the UK. The FlexCollect research project, funded by the Flexible Plastic Fund, saw more ...

Flexible plastic collections at kerbside are popular with the public and easy to implement, according to the Flexible Plastic Fund’s final FlexCollect report. The report concludes the Flexible Plastic ...

“Flexible plastic packaging can be recycled in the UK with high recovery rates, typically exceeding 80%. The material is suitable in mechanical recycling applications for the manufacture of coloured ...

Questions over whether the government and the industry can successfully up their game in the war on plastic surfaced again in Westminster today in what is fast becoming a recurring theme. The latest ...