Plastic solutions for Thursday, 15 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. Chaos or Opportunity? Navigating New EPR Packaging LawsThe Packer, 14 Oct
2. Bioplastic packaging tackles recyclability and reuse challenges across industriesPackaging Insights, 14 Oct
3. MNCs oppose recyclable bottles banThe Express Tribune, 15 Oct
4. CAA Has Submitted Its Draft SB 54 Extended Producer Responsibility Plan to CalRecycleJD Supra, 14 Oct
5. Navigating EPR Legislation in the U.S.: What Producers and Packaging Partners Need to Knowwww.marketscreener.com, 14 Oct
6. Circular Action Alliance submits revised California program plan to CalRecyclePackaging Strategies, 14 Oct
7. Alberta completes transition to producer-funded paper and packaging recyclingPapnews, 14 Oct
8. Olympic Champion Jonny Brownlee Joins One Good Thing to Eliminate Plastic Waste in the Snack Category & Drive Packaging InnovationSustainable Packaging News, 13 Oct
9. GEODIS Expert David Frouin Outlines Cold Chain Packaging Qualification Strategies For Every LaneLondon Insider, 15 Oct
10. Fiji Is Not Waiting for a Global Plastics Treaty to Take ActionSDG Knowledge Hub, 14 Oct
11. Plastics face high fees in California EPR but could win exemptionsPlastics News, 14 Oct
12. Campaigners demand fresh policy action on UK plastics productionMaterials Recycling World, 14 Oct
13. Midterm elections could reshape plastics policy in the statesPlastics News, 14 Oct
14. M&S introduces new ‘packaging system’ by Mother DesignPackaging News, 14 Oct
15. ‘Recycling alone is not enough’: Meet the 18-year-old who invented plant-based plastic to tackle microplasticsEducation Times, 14 Oct