Plastic solutions for Saturday, 17 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. Three Packaging Innovations Brands Must UnderstandPackaging Europe, 15 Oct
2. Cable Retention Packaging Market To 2035: Electrification and Data Centers Fuel Demand – News and StatisticsIndexBox, 16 Oct
3. Industry Viewpoint: What our packaging conversations keep teaching usProduce News, 16 Oct
4. Plastic industry bookkeeping plans hide chemical recycling harms, critics saynews – Mongabay, 16 Oct
5. Hawaiian reuse program to feature metal containers rather than plasticPackaging Dive, 16 Oct
6. Microplastics Policy Patchwork Challenges Plastics IndustryPlasticsToday, 16 Oct
7. Three key recommendations for balancing automation and compliance in packagingAutomotive Logistics, 16 Oct
8. Indonesia, Norway Convene 11 Countries to Advance Global Plastics Treaty TalksEcobiz Asia, 16 Oct
9. PPWR Compliance: How Food Packaging Design Is Evolving for a More Regulated FutureThe Food Institute, 15 Oct
10. Automation, traceability and regulations reshape auto packagingAutomotive Logistics, 15 Oct