Plastics Pact Network
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in partnership with WRAP, is developing a report that will share the impact and learnings from the past six years of the Plastics Pact Network. Coinciding with INC-4, a Briefing for Policymaker is now available.
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in partnership with WWF, is compiling a study that assesses the impact of an ambitious, effective and legally binding global plastics treaty on Micro-, Small-, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) across the plastic packaging value chain. It will formulate key recommendations on how an ambitious treaty could help to support this sector.
The full study will be published later in Spring 2024. This briefing for policymakers is available ahead of INC-4 and contains a summary of insights and key policy recommendations from the forthcoming study.
The full study will provide more in-depth analysis and case studies.
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This briefing highlights why the Foundation is advocating for reusereuseThe repeated use of a product or component for its intended purpose without significant modification. to be prioritised in a UN Plastics treaty, and shares considerations for policy measures to overcome current barriers to scaling reuse.
This White Paper, published in August 2021 set out its perspective on a UN treaty to address plastic pollution and support the transition to a circular economycircular economyA systems solution framework that tackles global challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, waste, and pollution. It is based on three principles, driven by design: eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials (at their highest value), and regenerate nature. for plastics. It looks back at some of the Foundation’s key learnings as well as important resources.
The white paper includes:
key messages for policymakers,
why the political reasoning for a treaty on plastics is well supported,
and how the shape of the treaty could usefully draw on existing efforts.
This publication summarises the key learnings from five years of the Global Commitment. For the full version, see here.
The following diagram illustrates the difference between a linear economylinear economyAn economy in which finite resources are extracted to make products that are used - generally not to their full potential - and then thrown away ('take-make-waste')., a recycling economy, and a circular economy for plastics.
Resources the Ellen MacArthur Foundation has produced to support the INC negotiations.
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