Plastic

While there is no one-size-fits-all solution to our plastic problem, many actions will require intense collaboration.

The winners of the Beyond the Bag initiative will receive a portion of $1 million and the chance to refine or test their products and technologies.

Thanks to the rise in plastics pledges, an emerging and undefined market for plastic offsets is just beginning to take shape. And it's messy.

The companies have already installed 20 machines operational in offices and community spaces in Shanghai and Hangzhou, with 500 more set to be installed through 2021.

The supermarket giants said it removed 1 billion pieces of plastic from across its U.K. business last year.

Many companies set 2025 sustainable packaging goals. 2021 will be a year for reckoning and opportunity.

Overall, not a great year. For sustainability, not too bad.

The consumer packaged goods company plans to eliminate one-third of its plastic waste by 2025.

And why these themes will resonate more loudly in the year to come.

If the historic influx of recycling legislation in Congress over the past few years tells us anything, it’s that recycling and materials management are on the national agenda.