The UV+EB Technology Association joined the US Plastics Pact, a collaborative, solutions-driven initiative intended to drive significant systems change to create a path forward toward a circular economy for plastics in the United States by 2025.
The first North American Pact of its kind, the US Pact is a collaboration led by The Recycling Partnership, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The US Plastics Pact looks to define problematic or unnecessary packaging, working towards the increased use of reusable, recyclable or compostable materials by 2025.
In recognition of the imperative to realize a circular economy for plastics, the US Pact is convening more than 80 brands, retailers, NGOs, and government agencies to bring one voice to US packaging through coordinated initiatives and innovative solutions for rethinking products, packaging and business models.
“We are eager to contribute to the US Plastics Pact, bringing our technical expertise and innovative solutions to help create a circular economy for plastics,” said David Biro of Sun Chemical and Todd Fayne of PepsiCo, RadTech’s Sustainability co-chairs.
“Together through the US Plastics Pact, we will ignite system change to accelerate progress toward a circular economy,” said Emily Tipaldo, executive director of the US Plastics Pact. “The US Pact will mobilize systemwide change through support for upstream innovation and a coordinated national strategy. This unified framework will enable members to fast-track progress toward our ambitious 2025 sustainability goals.”
