The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is calling for the creation of a national extended producer responsibility (EPR) framework for plastics, an increased emphasis on the environmental and health impacts for communities near plastics plants and a more thorough accounting of plastics that end up in waterways.
If you want to toss a coin into Rome's Trevi Fountain during the next few months, you'll have to clear a clear plastic barrier and aim for a small fiberglass pool that's been pressed into service for tourists.
A Milwaukee brewery will get its winter season of indoor Wiffle ball baseball leagues started in just a few weeks, with teams competing until March for bragging rights at the indoor venue.
If you're a machinery maker who wants to stand out from the crowd, you may want to go very big. Or very small. Both sides of the spectrum have gotten time in the spotlight at Fakuma 2024.
This is not a normal year for exhibitors at Fakuma, especially for a European plastics industry that has been dealing with harsher economic results than U.S. and Asia-based competitors.
Sustainability needs champions who are in positions to drive improvements. This week's print issue of Plastics News includes our second annual Notable Leaders in Sustainability special report.
While we wait to see exactly how much damage Hurricane Milton caused in Florida overnight, we can check in with the cleanup from Hurricane Helene, which hit the U.S. nearly two weeks ago.