Sustainable Plastics Live

In the latest Sustainable Plastics Live, Karen Laird, editor for Sustainable Plastics, and Beatriz Santos, associate editor for SP talk about efforts to reclaim plastics in developing economies as well as countries with established waste collection systems.

In the August Sustainable Plastics Live, Karen Laird highlighted stories from the new issue of Sustainable Plastics magazine, which took a deep dive into the healthcare market.

The rules for recycling and packaging in Europe are about to change, and there is a lot to do in a very short amount of time.

Bio-based plastics are back in the spotlight, although their role in helping the industry become more circular while cutting carbon emissions is still developing.

What makes a plastic package sustainable? What strategies are companies using to reduce carbon footprint and improve recyclability, while still making sure that packages perform and meet consumer and brand owner expectations?

Plastics recycling was the main topic of the October Sustainable Plastics Live program. Karen Laird gave an update on chemical recycling project and talked about challenges that all recyclers face right now, including high energy costs, sluggish demand and competition from low-cost virgin resins. She discussed policies that could help, including container deposits and taxes on virgin polymers.

In the August Sustainable Plastics Live, Karen Laird talks about how plastics recyclers are suffering because some brand owners are buying inexpensive virgin resins, and some regulators are delaying extended producer responsibility efforts.