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. plasticsnews.com/kickstart/pn-r… via Plastics News

Agreed! A real team effort & a lot of behind the scenes work. In no particular order, thanks to Rhoda and Don Loepp, & great audio editing & technical work from Erin Sloan, PN audience engagement editor, & cool logo design from Amy Steinhauser, our senior art director. Thanks!

For chemical recycling of plastics, are mass balance standards vital to growth or could they leave companies vulnerable to greenwashing charges? plasticsnews.com/news/chemical-… via Plastics News

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?plasticsnews.com/livestreams/ca… via Plastics News

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. plasticsnews.com/public-policy/… via Plastics News

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. plasticsnews.com/public-policy/… via Plastics News

Regional prices for recycled HDPE fell in the second quarter ... Bridget Janis has the story for PN...Recycled HDPE prices drop plasticsnews.com/resin-pricing/… via Plastics News Bridget Janis

Permit cancelled for Ineos’ Project One in Antwerp plasticsnews.com/news/permit-in… via Plastics News

Say goodbye to Amazon's blue and white plastic mailers plasticsnews.com/news/say-goodb… via Plastics News

Study: Bottle bills do not hurt beverage sales plasticsnews.com/news/new-study… via Plastics News

Environmental groups push EPA on review of vinyl chloride plasticsnews.com/news/environme… via Plastics News

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. plasticsnews.com/public-policy/… via Plastics News

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 plasticsnews.com/public-policy/… via Plastics News

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. plasticsnews.com/news/planet-tr… via Plastics News

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 plasticsnews.com/news/green-inv… via Plastics News

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. plasticsnews.com/news/barbie-ho… via Plastics News

Plastics in Politics Live August 2023: Debating infrastructure, ESG and reusables plasticsnews.com/livestreams/pl… via Plastics News

Developments in the messy lawsuits over the firing of former Plastics Industry Association CEO Tony Radoszewski. Judge tosses most complaints & urges both to settle what's left, saying neither side is "looking good." plasticsnews.com/news/tony-rado… via Plastics News

Is there a middle ground to an effective plastics treaty? A US diplomat tells a plastics audience there is & the United States wants to take it. But others see that as an alliance with petrostates. plasticsnews.com/news/us-seeks-… via Plastics News

Thank you Plastics News Steve Toloken PN for this story!