26 Apr 2022 --- Dow is boosting the circular plastics economy with recycle-ready PE packaging innovations, but waste management infrastructure needs investment and new technologies to improve recycling rates, according to Han Zhang, global sustainability director at Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics. On Earth Day 2022, the company spotlighted several recent packaging innovations, including laundry detergent pouches that received China’s first “Double E” (easy-to-collect and easy-to regenerate) label, shelf life-extending poultry packaging, and recyclable toothpaste tubes.