Plastic solutions for Monday, 19 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. Double-Billed for Recycling? What Colorado Producers Need to Know About Overlapping EPR FeesThe National Law Review, 18 Oct
2. EPR scheme boosts incentives for plastic recyclingvietnamnews.vn, 19 Oct
3. Packaging priorities for 2027: recyclability, regulation and costPackaging Gateway, 19 Oct
4. OPINION | Fiji not waiting | Building evidence for a plastics treatyThe Fiji Times, 19 Oct
5. UK PRN shortage exposes gap between recycling targets and infrastructurePackaging Gateway, 19 Oct
6. German Scientists Identify 'Pac-Man' Enzyme That Breaks Down Plastic, Paving the Way for Natural Waste DecompositionInkorr, 18 Oct
7. Deeside recycling technology named among TIME’s Best Inventions of 2026Herald.Wales, 18 Oct