Amcor has joined the US Plastics Pact, a collaborative, solutions-driven initiative to create a path forward to a circular economy for plastics in the United States by 2025.
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Amcor joins US Plastics Pact
The Plastics Pact is a collaboration led by The Recycling Partnership, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
The pact convenes more than 60 brands, retailers, NGOs, and government agencies across the plastics value chain to bring co-ordinated initiatives and innovative solutions for rethinking products, packaging, and business models.
Eric Roegner, President of Amcor Rigid Packaging, said: “As a global leader in the packaging industry, Amcor’s colleagues continuously push themselves and others to achieve more, to understand challenges and advance transformational change. We are already working with customers to increase recycled materials in packaging and increase recycling rates worldwide. The goals of the US Plastics Pact are closely aligned with Amcor’s own sustainability agenda and we can leverage our in-depth industry expertise and resources at scale to advance the transition to a circular economy.”
Sarah Dearman, Vice President of Circular Ventures for The Recycling Partnership, added: “The US Plastics Pact will inspire and support upstream innovation through a co-ordinated national strategy, creating a unified framework and enabling members to accelerate progress toward our ambitious 2025 sustainability goals.”
Amcor believes there will always be a role for responsible packaging that offers differentiated functionality while minimising waste in the environment. A responsible packaging system will require innovative packaging design, improvements to waste management infrastructure and increased consumer participation.
Amcor is making progress towards its commitment to develop all its packaging to be recyclable or reusable by 2025, significantly increase use of recycled materials, and drive greater recycling of packaging around the world.
