Corporates set to miss plastic recycling and reuse goals
Major companies are set to fail on their pledges to only use reusable, recyclable or compostable plastic packaging by 2025 due to rises in flexible packaging such as sachets and film, according to latest research.
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation study, The Global Commitment 2022 Progress Report, looked at the progress of more than 80 signatories to its New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, which was launched iContinue reading this with an IEMA membership
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