Plastic waste has become one of the most urgent environmental challenges of the 21st century. From overflowing landfills to microplastics found in the deepest parts of the ocean, the world’s ...

Unilever achieves 25% recycled plastic in packaging by 2025, showing how innovation and partnerships drive circular economy success.

17 states are seeking to sue California over its plastics packaging ban. Here's what we know about the suit.

Paul Antoniadis is CEO and Executive Chair at good natured Products Inc, one of North America’s leading eco-friendly packaging companies. As someone deeply entrenched in the packaging industry, I've ...

In 2025, plastic packaging placed on the market came to 5.9 million tonnes, equivalent to 14kg per capita.

Food packaging from five countries has complex, unique chemical fingerprints, and some items contain thousands of different chemicals, according to a new study (Environ. Sci. Technol. 2024, DOI: ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. In “The Graduate,” Benjamin Braddock, back from school, is told the secret of the future in one word. “Plastics.” At the time the ...

The world is drowning in plastic. Producers are peddling a “solution” that is more like an illusion. Is there anything more pathetic than a used plastic bag? But the plastics industry is working to ...

Brands scramble to meet California's August 1 packaging deadline as data readiness emerges as primary compliance barrier.

The food and beverage industry is inherently tied to plastic. As much as 40% of global plastic packaging is dedicated to the sector, with the vast majority of ready meals, bread, rice, cereals, meat, ...

A new report from a U.S. government science panel on plastics calls for more collaboration on environmental challenges, notes an "urgent" need to address microplastics and highlights "tension" over ...

The edible packaging market is projected to take a bigger bite out of single-use plastic sales in the coming years. Which packaging innovations – fit for human consumption – are turning heads? Just a ...