New Report Shows How Regenerative Material Solutions Can Help End Plastic Pollution

LOS ANGELES , April 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Plastic Pollution Coalition (PPC) today released a special report that aims to help educate and guide people toward using nontoxic substitutes for plastic that safeguard ecosystems and human health throughout their entire life cycle, from feedstock to end of life. It explores biobased and regenerative materials; discusses a holistic framework for material evaluation; showcases a few of the most promising biobased feedstocks for global scalability; and calls for a level playing field for regenerative material markets to compete with petroleum-based synthetics. The report, ” MATERIAL SHIFT: A Primer on Regenerative Alternatives to Plastic ,” highlights four categories of regenerative materials that are promising replacements for conventional fossil fuel–based plastics: agricultural residues and byproducts, hemp and other bast fibers, mycelium, and seaweed . It concludes with a link to a landing page of innovators using these biomass feedstocks to create and scale next-generation materials to replace plastic. Download the Report MATERIAL SHIFT outlines how the effectiveness of these plastic substitutes depends on a variety of factors, some of which are frequently overlooked in Life Cycle Analyses (LCAs), such as feedstock sourcing and comprehensive end-of-life scenarios. The report emphasizes “regeneration,” or the concept of systems capable of sustaining themselves while enhancing the health of their surrounding … Full story available on Benzinga.com