The U.S. Plastics Pact brings together businesses, not-for-profit organizations, government agencies, and research institutions that work together toward a common vision of a circular economy for plastics, as outlined by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy Initiative. This vision aims to ensure that plastics never become waste by eliminating the plastics we don’t need, innovating to ensure that the plastics we do need are reusable, recyclable, or compostable, and circulating all the plastic items we use to keep them in the economy and out of the environment.
United Toward a Common Mission & Vision
The U.S. Plastics Pact’s Mission is to facilitate the transition to a circular economy for plastic packaging in the U.S. by bringing together resources and expertise across the entire plastics value chain. Engaging stakeholders in concert toward the same targets will initiate a profound paradigm shift involving rethinking and innovating the life cycle of materials to help close the loop on plastics.
Our Vision is a world where plastics are valued and kept in the economy and out of the environment. Our commitment to this Vision guides the actions we take to create systemic change that protects our planet and our quality of life, molding a more sustainable future for plastics packaging in the U.S.
Power in Numbers
Your membership in the U.S. Plastics Pact signals to other companies, the federal government, and consumers that our country cannot wait any longer to take real action on climate change, the prevention of marine debris, and waste management. The power of this Pact is the strength of collective action on the ground in communities, businesses, retail, and through purposefully designed transformative national legislation.
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The U.S. Plastics Pact was founded in 2020 by
as part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Plastics Pact network.