Smart Plastic

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

04/22/2026

🌱 Happy Earth Day 2026! Today we celebrate our planet, and the power we all have to protect it.
Every small choice adds up.
Every better material matters.
Join us in creating smarter solutions for a cleaner, greener future.
Because together, we can make every day Earth Day.
👉Learn more: https://changetheplastic.com/

04/09/2026

Proposal, a win for RFK Jr’s Maha movement, is a ‘first step’ toward tackling plastic pollution, advocates say

02/02/2026

For over 70 years, plastic hasn't evolved. Now, with SPTek ECLIPSE™, Smart Plastic Technologies has introduced a 1% drop-in additive for polyolefins that preserves performance and processing, stays compatible with recycling pre-activation, and adds an end-of-life safety net for material that ends up on land, in the ocean, or in a landfill. This is plastic that disappears on purpose. This is The Last Plastic. This is Smart Plastic.

01/28/2026

"Occasionally, as we tread through life, we are blessed with the opportunity to meet someone who is truly exceptional. I had the pleasure of the gift of Dave Hale’s friendship. Not just a man, Dave was a giant when it came to caring about others. From neighbors to co-workers and employees, Dave’s instinctive mission was to make things better for others. Humble philanthropist, creative thinker, hard worker, ethical friend. What more can I say? He will be greatly missed." — Tim Murtaugh, CEO, Smart Plastic