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Why is the U.S. Plastics Pact needed?

Although there are existing and impactful efforts underway addressing the plastics challenge in the United States, coordinating these efforts is essential to exponentially accelerate progress. The U.S. Plastics Pact will create a unified national framework for a circular economy for plastic; creating structure, coherence, aligned goals and associated reporting. We must act boldly in collaboration and quickly adapt or change course as we work together to meet our ultimate goal to reduce plastic waste by creating a circular economy for plastic in which it never becomes waste or pollution.

  • Infrastructure, policy, education, access, design, and supply and demand will not be as effective if we do not unite behind a national strategy. Our individual actions alone will not achieve these targets. We must act boldly and be okay with having to quickly adapt or change course as we work together.
  • The targets are ambitious. We must aim high with clear, concrete definitions and an understanding of what the real, achievable needs are along the way. The need is now so the timeframe to accomplish these targets is short and the workload is immense, but we also realize that if we choose to do nothing, the vision of a circular economy across the U.S. will give way to the status quo.
  • The U.S. Plastics Pact will lead the way for all materials. This collaborative can serve as a model for a circular economy future in our country where all materials are carefully thought of as resources, and actions are taken to prevent unnecessary waste. We cannot do this without a unified voice of governments, companies, suppliers, re-processors, haulers, MRFs, NGOs, academia, and consumers.

What does it mean to be an Activator of the U.S. Plastics Pact?

Your participation signals to other companies, the federal government, voters, and consumers that our country cannot wait any longer to take real action on waste management, the prevention of marine debris, and climate change. The power of this Pact is the strength of collective action.

Note: Each U.S. Plastics Pact participant must comply with applicable federal and state antitrust laws. This includes not engaging in discussions or sharing of information related to pricing, customers, the ways in which participants compete in the marketplace or any other topic prohibited by applicable antitrust rules and regulations — particularly prices and factors that affect prices, but also subjects such as disaggregated costs, customers, products offered, strategic or business plans and projections.  In addition, in accordance with applicable federal and state antitrust laws, we remind you that each participant must make independent, unilateral decisions with respect to U.S. Plastics Pact matters.

For more information, contact us at takeaction@usplasticspact.org

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