The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s (EMF) ‘Global Commitment 2022 Progress Report’ has revealed that the target of achieving 100 per cent reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging by 2025 will “almost certainly” not be met, and also found that virgin plastic use had actually increased back to 2018 levels.
The Global Commitment and Plastic Pact network represents more than 1,000 businesses, governments and other organisations that have pledged to create a circular economy for plastic in which it never becomes waste.
For the third year in a row, the share of reusable, recyclable or compostable plastic packaging has increased slightly among members to 65.4 per cent.
However, this percentage varies widely across signatories – from below 20 per cent to close to 100 per cent – mainly driven by the types of packaging in their packaging portfolio.
While many businesses are making major investments in designing packaging to be technically recyclable, the report...