Recently, PepsiCo announced adjustments to its sustainable packaging goals, including canceling the goal of achieving 20% of beverages in reusable containers by 2030 and reducing the use of virgin and recycled plastics. In addition, other major multi...

On December 16, 2024, the European Council formally adopted the far-reaching "Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation" (PPWR), which was published in the EU Official Gazette and took effect on January 22, 2025. The implementation of this regulation ...

Plastics are widely used in life and industry, but the pollution problem of waste plastics is becoming increasingly serious. Data shows that about 70%-80% of general-purpose plastics will become waste within 10 years, and 50% of them will even become...

Recently, AI Deepseek has become popular on the Internet. At present, AI technology has had a profound impact on the development of the rubber and plastics industry, promoting the industry's transformation to intelligence and digitalization by optimi...

Introduction PE (polyethylene) is highly sensitive to chemical and mechanical effects and can be processed using conventional molding processes. Therefore, it is widely used in food packaging, soft packaging films, daily chemical containers, etc. At ...

On December 23, 2024, the UK released the guidance document RAM (Recyclability Assessment Method). RAM provides clear guidance standards to help producers objectively assess whether their materials are recyclable. According to the RAM (Recyclability ...

Introduction: Challenges and Opportunities Of Plastic Waste More than 400 million tons of plastic are produced worldwide each year, of which less than 10% are effectively recycled. The remaining large amounts of plastic waste are either landfilled or...

Introduction PET, the full name of which is polyethylene terephthalate, is abbreviated as "polyester" in Chinese. This material has the characteristics of high strength, good transparency, non-toxicity, impermeability, light weight and high productio...

Polypropylene bags are recyclable, but it is important to dispose of them correctly. Many packing stations and sorting centers do not accept these bags, so you may need to find a dedicated recycling point. Make sure the bags are clean and dry to avoi...

Significant progress has been made in cosmetic packaging sustainability in recent years. Many companies regard the recyclability of packaging products as the primary consideration when designing and actively promote the innovation and application of ...

China is the world's largest automobile manufacturer and automobile market, and is currently experiencing an explosion of automobile scrapping. According to data from the Ministry of Commerce of China, from January to August 2024, the national scrapped automobile recycling volume reached 4.213 million vehicles, a significant year-on-year increase of 42.4%. It is worth noting that since the "Implementation Rules for Subsidies for Auto Trade-in" were issued in April, the year-on-year growth rates of scrapped automobiles in May, June, July and August reached 55.6%, 72.9%, 93.7% and 73.8% respectively.

Plastic production and pollution have had serious negative impacts on the environment. Combining global and regional plastic-related data and socioeconomic data, this study uses machine learning to predict that without intervention, by 2050, mishandled plastic waste will almost double to 121 million tons per year (95% confidence interval: 100 million to 139 million tons).