Big move!

To maintain an ongoing and effective collaboration, the U.
S.
Plastics Pact will establish an advisory committee of ten organizations, companies and governments to provide guidance
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Advisory committee members include: Coca-Cola, Unilever, Amcor, Walmart, Mars, Target, BalconesResources Inc.
, AustinResource Recovery, EurekaRecycling, GroveCollaborative and Incorporated
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The next step for the U.
S.
Plastics Pact will be to develop a roadmap outlining steps to achieve the above goals
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Helping the sustainable development of the plastics industry in the United States and the world

The American Plastics Pact further expands the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's global Plastics Pact organization
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The U.
S.
Plastics Pact joins other countries’ Plastics Pacts (UK, France, Chile, the Netherlands, South Africa and Portugal) and the European Regional Pact on Plastics into the global Plastics Pact led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation "Network
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This unique plastic pact platform will drive ambitious action towards a shared vision of a circular economy for plastics, sharing experiences and good practices across countries and regions to accelerate the transition to a circular economy
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Sander Defruyt, head of the new plastics economy at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, commented: "This is an exciting step forward in the United States towards a circular economy for plastics, allowing the plastics industry to continue to grow while avoiding the plastic environment Pollution
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This effort will help create solutions not only in the U.
S.
, but globally as part of our global plastics pact network
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We look forward to working with all parties involved to drive real change and eliminate the problem and unnecessary plastic, by innovating to ensure that all plastic packaging is reusable, recyclable or compostable, and recycled
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We encourage more people to join us in moving toward a plastic-free America
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Sarah Dearman, vice president of circular investments at The Recycling Partnership, said: “Through the U.
S.
Plastics Pact, we will jointly promote institutional reforms and accelerate the pace of a circular economy
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As the lead organization in promoting the entire supply chain to promote a circular economy in the United States, the Recycling Partnership is bound to join forces with other organizations.
Key industry players establish further collaborations to drive sustainable reforms and improve the planet
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The results of U.
S.
Plastics Pact's efforts to drive packaging upgrades, improve recycling, and reduce plastic waste will benefit the entire industry system and all materials
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Erin Simon, head of plastic waste at the World Wildlife Fund, added: "Plastic pollution is a global crisis that requires solutions around the world, and the launch of the Plastics Pact by the United States, one of the countries with significant influence, will Revolutionizing change on a global scale,
WWF sees the U.
S.
Plastics Pact as the key to uniting key stakeholders, including industry experts, waste management systems and policy makers, to jointly achieve meaningful, measurable impact under our vision and action plan
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”