Plastic solutions for Saturday, 10 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. New Jersey bill targets source reduction in plastic packagingRecycling Today, 9 Oct
2. Industry coalition expands legal challenge to California packaging EPRPlastics News, 9 Oct
3. Zerocircle’s Sustainable Coatings Could Accelerate The Shift Toward Circular PackagingSNS Insider, 9 Oct
4. PackUK sets out autumn pEPR roadmap as UK Packaging PRO takes greater rolePackaging News, 9 Oct
5. ProAmpac’s Sandwich Pack Named Finalist in UK Packaging AwardsNewswireToday, 9 Oct
6. Precision Motion Control Options Target Packaging LinesPlasticsToday, 9 Oct
7. Commission FAQs on the Packaging and Packaging Waste RegulationGleiss Lutz, 9 Oct
8. Sonoco GreenCan brings paper-based packaging to Kneipp bath crystalsPersonal Care Insights, 9 Oct
9. Go-Pak Group Reinforces Commitment to Sustainable Packaging with ESG AppointmentSustainable Packaging News, 9 Oct
10. M&S Introduces new packaging system to evolve its styleCreative Salon, 8 Oct
11. In 2016, Cumbria began trialling waste-plastic roads; a year later, an A7 project reused 500,000 bottlesThe Times of India, 8 Oct
12. M&S puts core brand at center of packaging redesignhttps://marketingreport.one/, 8 Oct