Plastic solutions for Friday, 6 November 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. The Riverside Company Invests in Specialty Packaging Rental Provider, Hoover Circular SolutionsThe Manila Times, 5 Nov
2. Agilyx: GreenDot to acquire 50% of French packaging EPR company Léko, expanding its European recycling platformFinansavisen, 5 Nov
3. No-cost recycling implemented in Apex Waste Solutions service areasSteamboatToday.com, 6 Nov
4. absoluteBlack’s New TPU Road Tubes Come With Reusable Protective PackagingBikerumor, 5 Nov
5. Agilyx’s GreenDot acquires 50% of French packaging EPR company LékoMETissue, 5 Nov
6. Riverside buys reusable-packaging rental firm Hoover CS from First ReserveDealroom, 5 Nov
7. Amsterdam targets packaging litter as city explores ban on disposablesPackaging Insights, 5 Nov
8. Consumers want responsible choices to be easy – the packaging sector seeks solutions togetherwww.tuni.fi, 5 Nov
9. How to reduce your packaging carbon footprintPackaging Gateway, 5 Nov
10. Bulk Packaging Materials Market To 2035: Agricultural and Chemical Demand Supports Growth – News and StatisticsIndexBox, 6 Nov
11. Plastic Stacking Blocks – New WFO partnership to fight plastic pollution RECYCLING magazineauroradesio.it, 6 Nov
12. ​New recycling process turns plastic waste into high-performance glueInteresting Engineering, 5 Nov
13. Resealable Cereal PackagingTrend Hunter, 5 Nov
14. Plastic Shot Glasses – New WFO partnership to fight plastic pollution RECYCLING magazineauroradesio.it, 5 Nov
15. Coating made from renewable plant-based materials could simplify recycling while reducing exposure to microplasticsPhys.org, 5 Nov