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We've been reading a lot of stories lately about the politically conservative anti-woke backlash against environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. We wondered: Is that having an impact on plastics? After all, publicly traded companies in the plastics supply chain are regular…

Some high-profile plastics shareholder resolutions received less support this year at public companies, amid a pushback against environmental, social and governance measures.

The online retail giant says the company will do away with the padded mailers, but did not give a time frame for their elimination in a new sustainability report.

Reusable cups have long been an in-store option at the coffee chain, but with three-quarters of orders now drive-thru, mobile or delivery, it's a bigger issue.

Reusable cups have long been an in-store option at the coffee chain, but with three-quarters of orders now drive-thru, mobile or delivery, it’s a bigger...

Amazon says it generated 214 million pounds of plastic waste, including items that cannot be recycled, in 2021. An advocacy group says the retail giant actually produced three times as much.

PepsiCo has set a global packaging goal for 2030 that aims to deliver up to 20% of its beverage servings through reusable models.

The shale gas boom has made virgin plastic, a waste byproduct of oil and gas production, cheap and abundant.

Advocates for plastics waste shareholder resolutions at big companies like Amazon, Phillips 66 and ExxonMobil  say they may target flexible packaging and microplastics in the future.