Smart Plastic

06/22/2026

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

06/19/2026

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

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

05/22/2026

Friends,

Next Wednesday 5/27 at noon Eastern, you can watch the Trellis Impact 2026 pitch competition online and VOTE for Smart Plastic!

Just sign up to attend online here (5 companies pitch for just 2.5 minutes each, then questions):
https://trellis.net/webinar/climate-tech-startups-to-watch-2026-materials-pitch-competition/

Meanwhile, you can still vote for us here in the preliminary people’s choice. Just click on the thumbs up next to our video. That will help us a bunch, too! Currently, we’re #2. https://trellis.net/list/climate-tech-startups-to-watch-in-2026/

And please pass this along to anyone you think might be interested in sustainability for planet and people.

Don’t know who/what Smart Plastic is? Please check this out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvTYkC4nL_8
or
https://www.changetheplastic.com

Thank YOU!
The Smart Plastic Team

05/22/2026

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!

These promising early-stage startups are innovating in three burgeoning sectors: data centers, materials and climate adaptation.

04/30/2026

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!

04/24/2026

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?

04/22/2026

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 .

SEO Description: Oil prices, labor gaps and tariff shifts challenge plastics manufacturers, but automotive and medical sectors offer growth opportunities

04/22/2026

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.

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