Articles from U.S. Plastics Pact

The U.S. Plastics Pact (USPP) today released Journey to Film & Flex Circularity: A Framework of Necessary Design, Collection, and End Market Levers, a new resource outlining the practical, system-level actions needed to advance the circularity of film and flexible plastic packaging in the United States.

The U.S. Plastics Pact (USPP) today released its first-ever policy position paper on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), offering a clear, consensus-built framework to guide policymakers as states consider EPR legislation for plastic packaging. Developed through extensive engagement across the entire packaging value chain, the paper outlines six key policy levers that support effective, equitable, and implementable EPR programs.

The U.S. Plastics Pact (USPP) today released a new position paper on the role of physical and chemical recycling in a circular economy, offering science-based, consensus-driven guidance to policymakers and industry leaders. Developed with input from the full plastics value chain, the position provides clarity on how these technologies can help address hard-to-recycle plastics, while ensuring that they do not displace reduction, reuse, or mechanical recycling efforts.

The U.S. Plastics Pact (USPP) is celebrating five years of bringing together companies, nonprofits, governments, and innovators to tackle one of the nation’s most urgent sustainability challenges: creating a circular economy for plastic packaging.

The U.S. Plastics Pact (USPP) announces the addition of four new members to its Board of Directors:

A new report released today by the U.S. Plastics Pact urges a dual approach—ambitious voluntary action and bold public policy—to expand the use of postconsumer recycled content (PCR) in plastic packaging and overcome the systemic barriers currently limiting progress.