The fight against plastic pollution wages on as various industry efforts work to reduce packaging, hold manufacturers accountable and educate consumers about the consequences of plastic waste.
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s new white paper, A New UN Treaty to Address Plastic Pollution, appeals to the United Nations in an effort to create a more concerted effort to reduce plastics.
The message is supported by three main tenets: to eliminate all problematic and unnecessary plastic items we do not need; innovate to ensure that the plastics we do need are reusable, recyclable or compostable; and circulate all plastics items we use to keep them in the economy and out of the environment.
