Plastic solutions for Sunday, 1 November 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. USFFI advances flexible packaging recyclingAmerican Recycler, 1 Nov
2. Milk packets, chips wrappers, paper bags: Know which packaging is recyclable in IndiaThe Indian Express, 31 Oct
3. Molded Pulp Packaging Box Market To 2035: E-Commerce and Plastic Bans Drive Growth – News and StatisticsIndexBox, 31 Oct
4. Verso Project: Reusable Packaging & Digital Passports in Valencia – News and StatisticsIndexBox, 30 Oct
5. New report finds major shifts in residential recyclingAmerican Recycler, 1 Nov
6. Retail Packaging Market To 2035: E-Commerce Fulfillment Demand Drives Growth – News and StatisticsIndexBox, 31 Oct
7. Plastic pollution is a climate crisis: Why COP31 needs a legally binding global plastics treatyThe Business Standard, 31 Oct
8. The packaging industry faces new demands from international environmental standards.Vietnam.vn, 30 Oct