"New Plastics Economy Global Commitment 2020 Progress Report" released

Recently, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (Ellen MacArthur Foundation ) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released the second annual progress report of the "New Plastics Economy Global Commitment", and published detailed data that companies and government signatories promoted the realization The progress of the plastic circular economy.

Recently, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (Ellen MacArthur Foundation ) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released the second annual progress report of the "New Plastics Economy Global Commitment", and published detailed data that companies and government signatories promoted the realization The progress of the plastic circular economy.

The "Global Commitment 2020 Progress Report" shows that the signatories have achieved significant progress in two major areas: the use of recycled ingredients in plastic packaging ; the gradual elimination of common problematic materials and packaging, such as PS and PVC packaging, undetectable carbon black pigments and Disposable plastic bags and straws.

However, progress in some areas is limited, which is embodied in improving the recyclability of plastic packaging and reducing the overall demand for disposable packaging ; progress in the transformation to reusable packaging is limited ; plastic reduction related efforts are still focused on limited materials and forms on.

There are also significant differences in the speed of progress between the signatories-although some signatories have made significant progress, others have made little progress in achieving quantitative targets.

It is encouraging that in the first year after signing the Global Commitment, the signatories have made initial progress, but to achieve the 2025 goal, it is urgent to speed up and redouble their efforts.

Based on the above findings, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the United Nations Environment Program issued four major appeals to eliminate plastic pollution:

Call on companies: Take bold action on today's non-recyclable packaging types-develop and implement a reliable roadmap to promote recycling, or decisively innovate.

Call on companies: Take bold action on today's non-recyclable packaging types-develop and implement a reliable roadmap to promote recycling, or decisively innovate.

Set ambitious emission reduction targets and recognize that voluntary actions by the industry alone cannot achieve the required scale of change / achieve the desired pace.

Call on governments to establish policies and mechanisms to provide specialized and stable funds for collection and classification to ensure fair industry contributions.

On the basis of the "plastic circular economy" vision, the United Nations Environment Assembly determines the global direction and establishes an international framework for action.

The core of the New Plastic Economy Initiative is a vision of a plastic circular economy that will never turn plastic into waste or pollution: Prioritize the elimination of problematic or unnecessary plastic packaging through redesign, innovation and new delivery models.
Where possible, re-use models are adopted to reduce the demand for disposable packaging.
100% of all plastic packaging can be reused, recycled or composted.
All plastic packaging can be reused, recycled, or used as compost in practice.
The use of plastic is completely decoupled from the consumption of limited resources.
All plastic packaging does not contain harmful chemicals.
The health, safety and rights of all relevant personnel should be respected.