Plastic solutions for Wednesday, 7 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. Green Packaging: Reuse, Recycling & Material InnovationKings Research, 6 Oct
2. Brand expands community access to recycling services, designs packaging for circular economyThe Star, 7 Oct
3. CHEER PACK North America to Showcase U.S.-Made, EPR-Focused Packaging Innovation at PACK EXPOStreetInsider, 6 Oct
4. Yamaha’s recycled aluminum breakthrough targets 47,000-tonne annual CO2 reductionAL Circle, 7 Oct
5. CHEER PACK North America to showcase EPR-focused packaging at PACK EXPOPackaging Strategies, 6 Oct
6. Nelipak Wins 2026 DuPont™ Tyvek® Sustainable Healthcare Packaging Award for Sustainability In-useYahoo Finance, 6 Oct
7. Only smaller EU battery, packaging producers to get simpler rules, lawmakers sayMLex, 6 Oct
8. Retailers welcome Tories’ pledge to scrap EPR packaging taxThe Grocer, 6 Oct
9. How the packaging industry is regulated in the UKPackaging Gateway, 7 Oct
10. Union says furnace closure at packaging business will cut dozens of jobsTheBusinessDesk.com, 6 Oct
11. Chasing clarity: SB 343 uncertainty influencing labeling, packaging choicesPackaging Dive, 6 Oct
12. Top packaging trade shows in 2027Packaging Dive, 6 Oct
13. Rocky View expands what you can recycleCochraneNow, 6 Oct
14. Rocky View County residents can now recycle more materialsDiscoverAirdrie, 6 Oct
15. Manchester manufacturer develops ‘never seen before’ advanced material to create next gen flexible packagingAbout Manchester, 6 Oct