Plastic solutions for Thursday, 29 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. Amcor Honored with Sustainable Packaging Innovation AwardSustainable Packaging News, 28 Oct
2. Food packaging innovation must balance safety and circular economyvietnamnews.vn, 28 Oct
3. These packaging and sustainability bills could disrupt your strategyTrellis Group, 28 Oct
4. From breakthrough to buy-in: how packaging start-ups design for adoptionPackaging Europe, 28 Oct
5. Topfeelpack's Sustainable Export Trends: What Defines a Top 10 Cosmetic Packaging Manufacturers in the World TodayEIN News, 29 Oct
6. Getting New Zealand Ready For Packaging ReformSupermarket News, 29 Oct
7. Choosing Glass or Plastic: Which Has the Lower Footprint in Cosmetic Packaging?Beauty Packaging, 28 Oct
8. Iran ready to help draft global treaty on plastic pollutionMehr News Agency, 28 Oct
9. Dutch packaging converter installs 5-head nanoperforation system for fresh produceFloral Daily, 28 Oct
10. Packaging traceability initiative expands into ScotlandPackaging Scotland, 28 Oct
11. Will the PPWR deliver on its ambition to rid the EU of toxic, wasteful packaging?ENDS Europe, 28 Oct
12. Emma Sicher’s Innovative SCOBY Creations Transform Biomaterials Into Edible Art and Packagingfreeyork, 28 Oct
13. NSW plastic reforms target cups and packagingPKN Packaging News, 27 Oct