The U.S. Plastics Pact, launched in August 2020, is the first Plastics Pact in North America. The Pact is led by The Recycling Partnership, with the support of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
The U.S. Plastics Pact members aim to:
Define a list of plastic packaging to be designated as problematic or unnecessary by 2021, and take measures to eliminate them by 2025
Ensure all plastic packaging will be 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025
Undertake ambitious actions to effectively recyclerecycleTransform a product or component into its basic materials or substances and reprocessing them into new materials. or compost 50% of plastic packaging by 2025
Ensure the average proportion of recycled content or responsibly-sourced bio-based content in plastic packaging reaches 30% by 2025