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Package recycling can be as automatic as stopping at a red light, the audience at the Packaging Recycling Summit in Dallas learns.

PureCycle Technologies Inc. will supply recycled polypropylene to Procter & Gamble Co., initially for certain spouts and dosing caps.

Plastics industry economist Bill Wood doesn’t foresee a recession, but he warns that slowing growth, weak performance in key sectors and an unprecedented confluence of global and domestic factors make this one of the most difficult economic environments to interpret in decades. Recording below. “This is the fulcrum of the moment,” Wood said in the June Numbers That Matter editorial livestream. “There’s nothing to suggest there’s been a lot of change…

A regional bottler of Coca-Cola products said the move away from green PET made recovery easier.

Join us for a special PN Live session as we look ahead to K 2025, the world’s leading plastics and rubber trade show. Whether you’re a first-time attendee or a seasoned K veteran, this livestream will cover everything you need to know. We’ll explore what makes K unique, what’s new in 2025, and why this global event continues to be a must-attend for industry professionals.

Amcor plc will evaluate the potential financial risks tied to its use of mass balance accounting — a method for tracking recycled content in plastics packaging. The move follows increased scrutiny of sustainability claims in the packaging industry.

The closure coincides with the expansion of a recycling facility in Cordele, Ga., to serve growing needs in the southeastern U.S.

The private equity group behind Nelson Miller Group has purchased Fitchburg, Mass.-based molder New England Keyboard Inc., adding specialties in designing and manufacturing custom keyboards, keypads and membrane switches.

The Vinyl Institute of Canada (VIC) launched a national pilot program to recycle post-consumer PVC windows in partnership with Formosa Plastics Corp. USA., the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and Vision Extrusions Group.

While most commodity resin prices stayed flat in May — and are likely to hold steady in June — polypropylene might be the one to watch. In the latest Polymer Points Live, Plastics News senior reporter Frank Esposito broke down the current state of the resin market.