Smart Plastic Technologies, which makes additives to bio-assimilate plastic and reduce waste, was named the Trellis Climate Tech Startup of 2026 during a pitch competition at Trellis Impact 26 in San Francisco yesterday. "Plastic was not designed with its end in mind – we changed that," said Smart Plastics' chief sustainability officer Sumathi Pakki, in her winning 2.5-minute remarks. Smart Plastics, which is based in Wheeling, Illinois, got the…
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