Plastic solutions for Thursday, 1 October 2026

Today’s headlines about what is working against plastic pollution: new laws, recycling and reuse technology, cleanups and funding. Links go to the original publishers.

1. Pregis to Highlight EPR Expertise, Sustainable Packaging Solutions and Live Automation Demonstrations at Pack Expo International 2026PRLog, 30 Sep
2. Nearly Half of Businesses Say Packaging EPR Has Increased Packaging WasteSustainable Packaging News, 30 Sep
3. Bangkok talks seek to bridge divisions over global plastics treatyANews, 30 Sep
4. Kraft Heinz Tackles Small-Plastic Packaging RecoveryPackaging Digest, 30 Sep
5. Modular Conveyor Systems for Packaging and Parcel Handling From: Dynamic ConveyorPackaging World, 30 Sep
6. The plastics pyrolysis policy war may soon spill into the statesChemical & Engineering News, 30 Sep
7. New Platform Automates Plastic Packaging Design AssessmentPlasticsToday, 30 Sep
8. conservation from a remarkably young age. The Chennai-based environmental activist and swimmer has taken part in beach and underwater clean-ups, campaigned against marine plastic pollution and undertaken challenging open-water swims to draw attentLinkedIn, 30 Sep
9. PH urges global binding plastics treaty, calls for production cuts and corporate accountabilityManila Bulletin, 30 Sep
10. CMI targets 70% US aluminum can recycling by 2030 as MRF losses come under focusAL Circle, 30 Sep
11. Woodfin plastics company commits to help with debris cleanup, floodplain mappingThe Beacon Tribune, 30 Sep