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Saturday, May 2, 2026

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Apple Hits Green Milestone With Record Recycled Materials Across Its Products

Tech giant accelerates sustainability goals with cleaner packaging, recycled metals, and smarter manufacturing for a greener future Cupertino, California, United States, 17 April 2026 – Apple has announced its strongest environmental progress yet, revealing that a record 30 percent of...

Turning Plastic into Power: Scientists Unlock Low-Cost Fuel from Waste

A breakthrough molten salt technology converts plastic waste into usable fuel with lower energy and higher efficiency Tennessee, United States, 10 April 2026 – In a significant step toward solving the global plastic waste problem, scientists have developed a new...

Plastic Waste Transformed Into Parkinson’s Treatment in Breakthrough Discovery

New research turns discarded bottles into life-saving medicine using engineered bacteria Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 3 April 2026 – In a remarkable step toward sustainable healthcare, scientists at the University of Edinburgh have developed a new way to turn plastic waste...

Microsoft Scales Carbon Removal Efforts with Landmark Biochar Deal

10-year agreement with Liferaft highlights growing demand for durable climate solutions and sustainable agriculture Redmond, Washington, 27 March 2026 – Microsoft has taken a major step forward in its climate strategy by signing a 10-year agreement with biochar company Liferaft...

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AI Technology is making plastics more sustainable and enhancing economics

The plastics industry is challenged to increase the use of recycled materials which most consumer companies are driving to meet. As more companies increase their usage of Post Consumer Recycled (PCR) resins and/or Post Industrial Recycled (PIR) resins, they...

EPR Fees Are a Market Signal. Here’s What They’re Actually Telling You.

For years, packaging decisions in the United States were made based on commodity costs and on-shelf visibility, ignoring end-of-life costs entirely. Most producers don’t know the true cost of their packaging. EPR fees will tell them before their competitors...

Plastic Recycling: Designed to Fail, Built to Last

For decades, recycling has been held up as the solution to plastic pollution. It fills corporate sustainability reports, consumes policy frameworks, and floods consumer messaging as proof that the system is functioning, or at least fixable. But the truth is...

Scaling the Circular Economy: The Critical Role of Deposit Systems and Technology in Plastic Recycling

The global conversation around plastic recycling has intensified in recent years, driven by growing public awareness of plastic pollution, increasing regulatory pressure, and the emergence of corporate sustainability commitments. While many solutions have been proposed from advanced chemical recycling...