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November 18, 2025
U.S. Plastics Pact, WRAP, and Upstream announce scoping phase of Reuse in Retail Initiative; aims to help brands, retailers, and reuse providers identify feasible applications for reuse in retail; initiative will conclude in 2028 with launch of reuse program in U.S.
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July 21, 2025
The Food Packaging Forum’s Brand and Retailer Initiatives Database (BRID) now has the feature to filter for actions that have been rescinded or scaled back; as of July 2025, nearly 200 actions are included
Topics: BRID, plastics pact
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January 13, 2025
U.S. Plastics Pact reports progress on 2025 targets to address plastic pollution; far off from reaching them especially regarding recycling rates; sets out new targets for moving beyond 2025 with more focus on reusable packaging
Topics: plastics pact, US
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March 6, 2023
Colombia Plastics Pact launches; the second Latin American country to join the Plastics Pact program; reports show UK and US Plastics Pacts are unlikely to hit 2025 goals as total plastic use keeps increasing
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