Steve Toloken

A Congressional delegation came to the plastics treaty talks in Canada hoping to push the Biden administration to take a stronger position.

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste organized a small trade fair of 40 exhibitors at a hotel near the plastics treaty talks while environmental protesters posted fliers and signs while holding court on nearby streets.

The latest round of a United Nations plastics treaty talks wrapped up April 30 with some signs of progress — countries agreed for the first time to

The PET bottle industry came to the plastics treaty talks saying it wants the agreement to have recycled content targets and EPR.

At a keynote speech at the NPE2024 trade show, the head of BASF in North America urges companies, governments and nongovernmental organizations to join forces to "rethink plastics."

The U.S. plastics industry will continue its steady growth as demand for products in medical devices, packaging, cars and other markets expands, according to the Plastics Industry Association's chief economist.

The mold technologies division of the Society of Plastics Engineers handed out four individual awards May 8 at NPE2024, recognizing its Mold

California needs clear enforcement of its de facto ban on expanded polystyrene foodservice products within its new extended producer responsibility regulations, environmental groups say.

Diplomats at the global plastics treaty talks in Ottawa, Ontario, made some progress last month, although there are still lots of issues left to resolve.

The Environmental Protection Agency is asking a federal court to dismiss its lawsuit against Inhance Technologies over the company's fluorination process for coating HDPE bottles.