Plastic solutions for Tuesday, 29 September 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. From Design to Recycling: How rigid packaging design can drive circularityPackaging South Asia, 28 Sep
2. The Packaging Innovation Edit: SeptemberPKN Packaging News, 28 Sep
3. Coca-Cola Transitions Ginger Beer Packaging to Clear Bottles, Head & Shoulders Incorporates HDPE into Shampoo Bottles, and Arla's Recycled Plastic CupPackaging World, 28 Sep
4. Newsom vetoes recycled content claims bill, blaming ‘economic headwinds’Packaging Dive, 28 Sep
5. NAW appeals ruling on Oregon packaging lawPackaging Gateway, 28 Sep
6. Interview: Neste Drives Nerea Innovation to Transform Plastic RecyclingChemAnalyst, 28 Sep
7. Paper reveals how thoughtful packaging design can boost recycling and support worker livelihoods in low and middle-income countries – The Consumer Goods ForumThe Consumer Goods Forum, 28 Sep
8. Vietnam’s fishers bear the brunt of plastic pollution, but hold part of the solutioneco-business.com, 29 Sep
9. The push for clearer packaging pathways in cafésBeanScene, 28 Sep
10. Cleanup, environmental work continues after South Haven plastics plant fireWOODTV.com, 28 Sep
11. As Massachusetts moves toward broader recycling policies, companies must solve the verification issues necessary to ensure complianceBoston Herald, 28 Sep
12. UKPackaging Expo 2026 Puts Sustainability Centre Stage as Market Pressures IntensifyEME Outlook Magazine, 28 Sep
13. Almost 75 of plastic nurdle cargo recovered – but full clean-up ‘not achievable’The Northern Echo, 28 Sep
14. eutecma Acquires Tempaid, Creating a Cold Chain Packaging Business That Spans Pallet to Parcel Across Europe, North America and AsiaBusiness Wire, 28 Sep
15. Aseptic bag industry targets PPWR recyclability ahead of 2030packaginginsights.com, 28 Sep