On October 29, 2018, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation launched the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment “to eradicate plastic waste and pollution at the source.” The Global Commitment includes three key targets: 1) Eliminating “problematic or unnecessary plastic packaging” and moving “from single-use to reuse packaging models,” 2) innovating plastic packaging that can be “easily and safely reused, recycled, or composted by 2025,” and 3) circulating produced plastics by increasing plastics reuse or recycling and using it for new packaging or products.
Over 290 organizations, including packaging producers, brands, retailers, recyclers, industry associations, investors, governments, universities, and NGOs, have signed the Global Commitment which is led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in collaboration with UN Environment. The targets “will be reviewed every 18 months, and become increasingly ambitious over the coming years,” the New Plastics Economy press release reads. Further, “[b]usinesses that sign the commitment will publish annual data on their progress to help drive momentum and ensure transparency.”
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