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While recent years have heard complaints about "rainbow washing" by corporations during Pride Month, this year, companies are facing a very different atmosphere.

Walmart Inc. says it's switching its ecommerce flexible packages to paper bags while Absolut Vodka rolls out a "paper" bottle that's actually a little bit plastic too.

Musician Lewis Capaldi used his newest video to highlight the work done by the 3D Toy Shop to make special stuffed animals for kids with medical conditions.

Nohra Padilla said during a side event at the Paris treaty talks that she began working in a landfill, picking out plastic and other waste to sell, when she was 7 years old.

Nominations are open for Women Breaking the Mold 2023; Amcor goes solar in Colombia; a Senate leader on recycling sets his retirement.

Here's a rundown of a few social media accounts from the plastics industry worth following.

The next round of plastics treaty talks begin Monday in Paris, and Plastics News will be there.

A strong social media presence can promote the company for potential customers, communicate with the community, praise employees and attract potential employees who want to know what kind of work family they'd join.

Evco Plastics works with University of Wisconsin-Stout students; connecting plastics, sports and the Beatles; free 3D printers to support manufacturers.

The impact of a federal default, repackaging Kraft Singles and riding on recycled plastics at the Indy 500.

Used well, companies can convert social media shares into free advertising. Highlighting employees and work-related perks can help attract talent. Use it poorly, and you can turn off that same talent or those same customers.

Used well, companies can convert social media shares into free advertising. Highlighting employees and work-related perks can help attract talent. Use it poorly, and you can turn off that same talent or those same customers.

One big PET recycler in Europe is closing a plant, saying the business model doesn't make sense. Another is investing $37 million in a brand new plant, seeing good opportunities for growth.

American Seating, a maker of metal, plastic and textile seats for buses and light rail, has more than 130 years of history, including a link to a major event in civil rights.

Greenpeace adds some high profile names to its push for a stronger plastics treaty, the Smart car gets another life as an EV and Loliware adds injection molding for its seaweed-based material.