Ellen MacArthur Foundation | Paper-Based Flexible Packaging
Tackling flexible plastic packaging waste and pollution is essential to solving plastic pollution. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s decade of work on this challenge, culminating in the 2030 Plastics Agenda for Business, identifies it as one of three key systemic barriers to realising a circular economy and curbing plastic pollution. Addressing this is a top priority […]
WWF | Reuse in the Global South: Case Studies
Reuse is a critical lever in tackling global plastics pollution and contributes to tackling other environmental challenges. Moving from single-use to reuse models presents one of the biggest opportunities to reduce plastic pollution.1 It is estimated that moving to reuse models can reduce annual plastic leakage to the ocean by more than 20%2 while also […]
WWF | The Business Case for a UN Treaty on Plastic Pollution
Plastic Pollution is a global problem that requires a global solution. Currently, more than 11 million metric tons of plastic are flowing into the ocean each year. Despite the exponential growth in voluntary initiatives and national regulations to tackle plastic pollution, there is no sign that leakage rates are slowing. A coordinated global response in […]