Keurig Dr Pepper commits to US Plastics Pact, Canadian Plastics Pact

Keurig Dr Pepper commits to US Plastics Pact, Canadian Plastics Pact
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Keurig Dr Pepper, which is based in Plano, Texas, has announced that it has become a signatory in two regional initiatives of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s global Plastics Pact network—the U.S. Plastics Pact and the Canadian Plastics Pact.

According to a news release from Keurig Dr Pepper, both pacts bring together key players from across the local plastic value chain behind a common vision and clear, actionable targets to create a path forward toward a circular economy for plastics. Additionally, Keurig Dr Pepper recently joined the Ocean Conservancy’s Trash Free Seas Alliance, which brings together thought leaders from the private sector, conservation and academia actively working toward solutions that will mitigate plastic scrap from entering the ocean.

“At Keurig Dr Pepper, we are committed to driving real impact and circular solutions,” says Monique Oxender, chief sustainability officer at Keurig Dr Pepper. “We recognize that achieving a truly circular economy for plastics requires significant systematic change, and we are eager to join these groups of diverse leaders from across sectors to ensure that plastics never become waste or pollution.”

With this new commitment, Keurig Dr Pepper reports that it has agreed to collectively make efforts toward the following four country-level goals espoused by the two pacts:

• define a list of packaging to be designated as problematic or unnecessary by 2021 and take measures to eliminate them by 2025;
• ensure all plastic packaging is 100 percent reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025;
• undertake actions to effectively recycle or compost 50 percent of plastic packaging by 2025; and
• ensure the average recycled content or responsibly sourced bio-based content in plastic packaging is 30 percent by 2025.

The U.S. Plastics Pact is led by The Recycling Partnership, the World Wildlife Fund and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation supporting upstream innovation and a coordinated national strategy to rethink the way plastic is designed, used and reused.

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Source: Recycling Today
Keurig Dr Pepper commits to US Plastics Pact, Canadian Plastics Pact
<![CDATA[Keurig Dr Pepper, which is based in Plano, Texas, has announced that it has become a signatory in two regional initiatives of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s global Plastics Pact network—the U.S. Plastics Pact and the Canadian Plastics Pact. According to a news release from Keurig Dr Pepper, both pacts bring together key players from across the local plastic value chain behind a common vision and clear, actionable targets to create a path forward toward a circular economy for plastics. Additionally, Keurig Dr Pepper recently joined the Ocean Conservancy’s Trash Free Seas Alliance, which brings together thought leaders from the private sector, conservation and academia actively working toward solutions that will mitigate plastic scrap from entering the ocean. “At Keurig Dr Pepper, we are committed to driving real impact and circular solutions,” says Monique Oxender, chief sustainability officer at Keurig Dr Pepper. “We recognize that achieving a truly circular economy for plastics requires significant systematic change, and we are eager to join these groups of diverse leaders from across sectors to ensure that plastics never become waste or pollution.”With this new commitment, Keurig Dr Pepper reports that it has agreed to collectively make efforts toward the following four country-level goals espoused by…