{
  "id": 14982496,
  "title": "Could your plastic film packaging serve a purpose? We won't know until recycling laws change",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/could-your-plastic-film-packaging-serve-a-purpose-we-wont-know-until",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T15:00:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-plastic-packaging-purpose-wont-recycling.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "From the clear covering on your microwave meal to the flimsy bread bag lying on the kitchen counter, plastic film is notoriously tricky to recycle. But what if those annoying bits of plastic waste could be put to better use?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}