Plastic solutions for Sunday, 18 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. Clean Technology Advanced Packaging Market To 2035: Circular Economy Mandates Drive Material Innovation – News and StatisticsIndexBox, 17 Oct
2. Why Banning Plastic Films Beats Recycling Them: Australia’s $12 Billion LessonBioengineer.org, 17 Oct
3. Trash for cash: Israel enters the plastic credit market, but will it reduce pollution?Ynetnews, 17 Oct
4. Study reveals that this enzyme can eat plastic!The Times of India, 17 Oct
5. Beyond the cold chain: How smarter packaging is reshaping pharma logisticsSTAT Times, 17 Oct
6. New packaging rules apply soon / ArticleLatvian Public Media, 17 Oct
7. New flexo inks target food-safe, low-migration labels and packagingPackaging Europe, 16 Oct
8. Retail- Ready Fruit Packaging: How To Boost In- Store Sales With PDQ & Pallet DisplaysDemocrat and Chronicle, 16 Oct
9. FSC- Certified Fruit Packaging: Why It Matters For European Market AccessEIN News, 16 Oct