[New] The Alliance to End Plastic Waste will focus on demonstrating solutions that deliver systems change.
Waste Advantage Magazine
[New] Global plastic production continues to rise and is expected to triple by 2060, largely driven by the fossil fuel industry.
North Devon Today
[New] Technologies including gasification, pyrolysis and glycolysis could transform plastic waste into raw materials for new plastics and products by altering chemical compositions.
Bizclik Media Ltd
[New] There is an expected regulatory update to the Plastic Packaging Tax later in 2026, which may introduce a mass balance approach for chemically recycled plastics under the tax regime, potentially altering compliance pathways for businesses handling recycled materials.
Yahoo Finance
[New] Under a business-as-usual scenario where plastic production, consumption and waste management continue with no major policy shifts, the annual health harms will rise to 4.5 million DALYs by 2040.
Business Standard
[New] From 2022, beverage bottle producers must use a certain share of recycled plastic, with targets rising from 3% initially to 10% by 2026, and 30% by 2030. / South Korea
Kingpine Molded Pulp Packaging
[New] Japan plans to achieve 100% effective utilization of plastic packaging by 2035 (recycling or energy recovery), which will further drive packaging materials toward recyclable fiber directions.
Kingpine Molded Pulp Packaging
[New] France has phased in bans on certain single-use tableware and plastic cup packaging since 2020, with the ultimate goal of reducing the use of single-use plastic products to zero before 2040.
Kingpine Molded Pulp Packaging
[New] Whatever the outcome, the direction of travel will have lasting implications for how plastic waste is regulated, financed and managed worldwide.
Circular Online
[New] Mondelez International partnered with Amcor and Licella to support the construction of one of Australia's first advanced recycling facilities, which will help reduce the need for virgin plastic in its soft plastic packaging.
Yahoo Finance
[New] By leveraging remote sensing technology initially used to detect plastic pollution on land, NASA hopes to enhance its capabilities in monitoring the movement of oceanic litter, a significant environmental challenge.
KeepTrack
[New] Mandatory recycled plastic targets will reach 15% in six years and 25% in ten years, with 20% from closed-loop recycling.
Eversheds Sutherland
[New] Plastic pollution is a growing global health crisis: 400 million tonnes of plastic waste are generated every year and seep into aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, posing a health risk.
Notaspampeanas
[New] Adverse health effects of the global plastic system will more than double by 2040 if current trends continue.
Packaging News
[New] Environmental costs from plastic waste are projected to exceed $5 billion by 2050.
Cranbourne Star News
[New] The dugong, already considered vulnerable to extinction, is critically endangered in many parts of the world, threatened by habitat loss, climate breakdown, noise, boat strikes, and water and plastic pollution.
The Guardian
[New] Global plastic consumption is projected to nearly triple between 2019 and 2060, soaring from 460 million tonnes to an astonishing 1.23 billion tonnes annually.
Yahoo Finance
Global plastic consumption could nearly triple by 2060.
Deutsche Welle
Plastic pollution could double its harm to human health in the coming decades if current production trends continue.
Deutsche Welle
Under a business-as-usual scenario, the number of DALYs caused by plastic was projected to more than double from 2.1 million in 2016 to 4.5 million in 2040.
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Last updated: 16 February 2026
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