Plastic solutions for Tuesday, 6 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. Conservatives pledge to scrap packaging EPR if returned to governmentresourcemedia.eco, 6 Oct
2. Duo Packaging's graphene film boosts recycled plastic content by a thirdGraphene-Info, 6 Oct
3. Workshop Tackles Packaging Innovation for Nutritional MarketsPackaging Digest, 6 Oct
4. Interview: LyondellBasell on Circular Polymers, Advanced Recycling, and the Future of Sustainable Plasticschemanalyst.com, 6 Oct
5. Judge Rules on Oregon Packaging EPR SuitBedTimes Magazine, 5 Oct
6. Goodbye plastic: incoming packaging and recycling regulations (Q4 2026)Lexology, 5 Oct
7. Tartu seminar puts reusable food packaging into everyday practiceThe Baltic Review, 5 Oct
8. SC Johnson CEO: Recycling needs policy fixResource Recycling, 5 Oct
9. Alternicq strengthens its innovative packaging strategy; partners with UK-based Pulpex to bring advanced pulp-based bottle technology to IndiaPA Media, 6 Oct
10. Aussie beaches to double overseas plastic pollution by 2050 without action now: The Ocean Cleanup modellingEIN News, 6 Oct
11. Ecodelicious Pulp Sees Rising Global Demand for PFAS-Free Bagasse Tableware as Packaging Rules Take Effectaninews.in, 6 Oct
12. Plastic Pollution Costs Morocco $1.2 Billion a Year, Greenpeace Report FindsMorocco World News, 6 Oct
13. Resolving shortcomings in collecting and recycling used paper cartonsvietnamnews.vn, 6 Oct
14. A Moment with the Mayor: Recycling Just Got EasierCity of Lloydminster, 5 Oct
15. 134 kg banned plastic recovered in Ladakh, Rs 76,500 collected in finesKashmir Patriot, 5 Oct