Plastic solutions for Friday, 9 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. Gather & Gather launches industry-wide reusable packaging solutionThe Caterer, 8 Oct
2. GeTtin’ SALTy Episode 85 | EPR Litigation Update: Oregon Court Upholds Packaging Law as Challenges Continue [Podcast]The National Law Review, 9 Oct
3. CNG Expands Recycle-Ready Platform with Gen 2 MDO-PE SolutionsPackaging Strategies, 9 Oct
4. Commentary: The future of packaging is circularRecycling Today, 8 Oct
5. Transparent Paper: Advancing Paper-Based Alternatives for Visible PackagingPackaging Europe, 8 Oct
6. Gather + Gather leads project to transform reusable packaging programmes across the UK contract catering sectorCompass Group UK&I, 8 Oct
7. Conference programme to tackle sustainability, regulation and innovation at UKPackaging ExpoFood and Drink Technology, 8 Oct
8. Opinion: the answer to the packaging materials crunch is process innovation, not chemistryFood and Drink Technology, 8 Oct
9. Recyclable Barrier Films: Pregis Introduces Metallized Polyethylene Packaging for Food…Trend Hunter, 7 Oct
10. Fox Packaging's Aaron Fox, Iliana Csanyi, and Victoria Lopez Share Exclusive Insights in Lead-Up to Global Produce & Floral ShowAndNowUKnow, 9 Oct
11. Packaging Pioneers Take Top Honors as Margaret Bates and M&S Triumph at London Packaging WeekWhatTheyThink, 9 Oct
12. Soil Bacterium Yields a Surprisingly Powerful Enzyme for Breaking Down PET Plastic IntermediatesBioengineer.org, 9 Oct
13. Japan’s plastics policies and global rules drive innovationPackaging Insights, 8 Oct
14. Recycled plastic pallet to slot into automated fresh produce supply chainsPackaging Europe, 8 Oct
15. Propak Cape 2026 seminar programme brings packaging industry insights to Cape TownBizcommunity, 8 Oct