Smart Plastic

This is why means so much to our company. See you there! https://changetheplastic.com/news/smart-plastic-pitches-startup-of-the-year-trellis-impact-26

We're a finalist! Smart Plastic Technologies has been named a 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 finalist in the Materials category at 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝟮𝟲 — and we're vying for 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿.

Meet our CSO 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗸𝗶 and Director of Science & Technology 𝗬𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗸𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿 in San Francisco. Let's change the plastic — together.

See you at Trellis Impact 26! June 23-25, San Francisco

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https://www.trellis.net/events/trellis-impact/startups-to-watch-at-trellis-impact-26
https://www.changetheplastic.com

We're in the home stretch, but we're behind! Please vote for Smart Plastic here: https://trellis.net/list/climate-tech-startups-to-watch-in-2026/. THANK YOU!

15 Climate tech startups to watch in 2026 | Trellis These promising early-stage startups are innovating in three burgeoning sectors: data centers, materials and climate adaptation.

Big News! Smart Plastic is honored to be nominated as one of Trellis's Climate Tech to Watch in 2026. https://changetheplastic.com/news/smart-plastic-named-one-of-trellis-15-climate-tech-startups-to-watch-in-2026 Please vote for us! And thank you!

Some folks have asked us why we have a fox in our logo. It's simple: foxes are known for their cleverness and problem-solving. Smart Plastic's SPTek ECLIPSE™ technology is designed to solve the plastic problem more intelligently. We want to outthink plastic waste and create a smarter relationship between materials, people, and the planet. In fact, we believe we HAVE to.

• Smart, not simplistic
• Adaptive, not rigid
• Bold, not careless
• Nature-minded, not performative

We think it's time the industry embraced some of these qualities. Don't you agree?

The industry is grappling with a perfect storm of challenges in 2026, including rising prices, shortages, and uncertainty. Laurie Harbour of Wipfli Advisory LLC highlights the key issues and opportunities for .

Plastics Industry Faces Cost and Policy Pressures SEO Description: Oil prices, labor gaps and tariff shifts challenge plastics manufacturers, but automotive and medical sectors offer growth opportunities

Diplomats will hold a series of informal meetings this year in a bid to revive stalled talks over a global treaty to curb pollution, before aiming to reconvene for the next round of official negotiations at the end of 2026 or early 2027.

Roadmap launched to restart deadlocked UN plastics treaty talks The chair of the negotiations proposes informal meetings through 2026 to bridge deep divisions among countries, following the collapse of talks in Geneva last year