McDonald's has lost a lawsuit against a city administration after the introduction of a new tax on disposable takeout packaging. The ruling was made by the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig, ...

In February, Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy released a report on small-format plastic packaging recovery, revealing a pathway to recover tens of thousands of tons of small ...

New York City-based Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy has released a new report on small-format plastic packaging recovery revealing a pathway to recover tens of thousands of tons ...

An industry group that wants to improve the odds of successful curbside recycling for small plastic packaging like caps or pill bottles is eyeing an investment in California to prove out its plan. New ...

Plastic waste has become one of the most urgent environmental challenges of the 21st century. From overflowing landfills to microplastics found in the deepest parts of the ocean, the world’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. Foam cups for customers are pictured at the coffee counter of ...

Small businesses in the food industry and beyond often face challenges when it comes to product preservation, presentation, and storage efficiency. Table-top vacuum packaging machines have emerged as ...

Amazon is eliminating the use of the puffy plastic air pillows used in delivery boxes, joining other major companies that are cutting their plastic use. The company said it was shipping 15 billion ...

After Lisa Lane pitched her slip-on connector product, Rinseroo, on Shark Tank this January and received the show’s “golden ticket,” she was raring to go, ready to scale and enthused about ordering ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. In “The Graduate,” Benjamin Braddock, back from school, is told the secret of the future in one word. “Plastics.” At the time the ...