Plastic solutions for Thursday, 22 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. Flexible packaging industry braces for more EPR laws in 2027Plastics News, 21 Oct
2. Aimplas project explores DPP and packaging reuseRecycling Today, 21 Oct
3. UL Solutions acquires Evnia to expand packaging compliance servicesStreetInsider, 21 Oct
4. UL Solutions Expands Capabilities to Help Companies Navigate Growing Packaging and Sustainability RegulationsBusiness Wire, 21 Oct
5. CAA Publishes 2027 Packaging EPR Fees for CaliforniaJD Supra, 21 Oct
6. Amsterdam considers ban on disposable packaging to tackle litterNL Times, 21 Oct
7. German Reusable Packaging Groups Seek Exemption From Planned Plastics TaxVinetur, 21 Oct
8. Attendee Votes Crown Top Packaging InnovationsPlasticsToday, 21 Oct
9. UPM, Ingredion and Paramelt advance starch-based barrier for recyclable paper packagingPackaging Insights, 21 Oct
10. Why Galaxy Pack is bringing reusable packaging to WisconsinWisconsin State Journal, 20 Oct
11. Transforming by-products into packaging promotes sustainable production and consumption.Vietnam.vn, 22 Oct
12. Canada’s Clean50 award honours B.C.’s flexible plastics collection programRecycling Product News, 22 Oct
13. LOOK: Environment Secretary Juan Miguel Cuna, in his message during the Norway-Philippines Circular Economy Conference 2026 in Makati City on Thursday (Oct. 22, 2026), stresses the need for an efficient waste management system to address plastic polFacebook, 22 Oct
14. Plastic accounting masks chemical recycling harms, critics sayEco-Business, 21 Oct
15. PACKAGING ROUNDTABLE: Leaders of the pack(aging)DC Velocity, 21 Oct