Steve Toloken

Plastics in Politics Live August 2023: Debating infrastructure, ESG and reusables https://t.co/453ByZSMy2 via @plasticsnews

Fun story from my colleague Bridget Janis. A hoax campaign saying Mattel was touting plant-based Barbies and the "end of plastic," with Daryl Hannah, climate activists and some entertaining social media. https://t.co/uwtn3bH5aN via @plasticsnews

Anti-ESG sentiment showed up in more votes around plastics shareholder resolutions at public companies this year. It's nuanced. Green investors say there's still strong concerns about liability risks but an anti-ESG mood was felt https://t.co/IXAqYsi32P via @plasticsnews

Public company disclosure of financial risks from increasing plastics regulation have risen 5-fold in 5 years, but a new report wants firms to say more to shareholders, particularly around pollution and feedstock transition. https://t.co/1y2miJEM1Z via @plasticsnews

Early analysis of EPA's first proposed national strategy on plastics pollution -- Industry says it ‘fails to deliver,' while local govt's & NGOs argue problems of recycling & expected plastics growth call for limiting production https://t.co/XMZRMcuDRU via @plasticsnews

A Senate hearing may have been offering a preview of reusable packaging as part of a new national bottle bill proposal. A key Senate advocate, Oregon Dem Jeff Merkley, was quizzing along those lines, and one witness pushed it forward. https://t.co/OYilZB6mxs via @plasticsnews

Environmental groups push EPA on review of vinyl chloride https://t.co/TbI7ENM2cY via @plasticsnews

Study: Bottle bills do not hurt beverage sales https://t.co/7wxEaDfpOz via @plasticsnews

Say goodbye to Amazon's blue and white plastic mailers https://t.co/mKpZNpqAwy via @plasticsnews

Permit cancelled for Ineos’ Project One in Antwerp https://t.co/LRtBqkRSRn via @plasticsnews

RT @fesposito22: Regional prices for recycled HDPE fell in the second quarter ... Bridget Janis has the story for PN...Recycled HDPE prices…

EPA proposal to cut plastics, chemical plant emissions draws intense interest. States AGs, NGOs say it's needed to cut cancer risk, as industry questions proposal's effectiveness. https://t.co/kRfXL9Cy8L via @plasticsnews

A new National Academy of Sciences report takes a look at the state of plastics recycling in infrastructure projects. Lot of potential, but outside of water drainage pipes, success has been limited, NAS says. https://t.co/7Ow2iHDGm2 via @plasticsnews

Plastics in Politics Live, our monthly policy Q&A with a live online audience, returned with a hot topic for July: Can advanced recycling succeed?https://t.co/Poi8Tn6JkV via @plasticsnews

For chemical recycling of plastics, are mass balance standards vital to growth or could they leave companies vulnerable to greenwashing charges? https://t.co/mge5rAYg8y via @plasticsnews

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Rhoda Miel @PNRhodaMiel

Today @plasticsnews has a series of podcasts from @Steve_Toloken from interviews at the plastics treaty talks in May and June. It took a lot of work behind the scenes to make these happen, and we hope you enjoy them.https://t.co/f7L0DXZNhJ

We relaunch our Plastics News Radio podcasts with 9 interviews from the Paris round of the global plastics treaty talks. Tune in for in-their-own-words, 15-20 minute conversations about where this ambitious pact could be headed. https://t.co/4q4VfzvfpU via @plasticsnews