The Pact aims to promote collaborative action to enable innovative solutions to change the way plastics are designed, produced, used, and disposed.
all problematic and
unnecessary plastic items
to ensure that the plastics we do
need are
reusable, recyclable, or
compostable
all the plastic items we use to
keep them in the
economy and
out of the environment
Define a list of unnecessary or problematic plastic packaging and items and take measures to address them through redesign and innovation
of plastic packaging to be reusable, recyclable or compostable*
of plastic packaging to be effectively recycled
average recycled content across all plastic packaging
*These would only include compostable plastics with all the following properties >
a. do not leave any microplastic residue,
b. used in closed-loop and controlled systems with sufficient infrastructure available or fit-for-purpose applications, and,
c. properly labelled as ‘Home’ or ‘Industrial’ compostable.
The Pact aims to transition to a circular plastics economy in India by
reducing the use of problematic or unnecessary plastic packaging and items,
designing plastics to be recyclable, reusable, or compostable,
fostering collaboration across the plastics value chain, and,
enabling a just transition to a circular plastics economy.
demonstrate dynamic industry leadership and highlight your actions and achievements,
gain access to research, innovation, and technical guidance,
create new cross-value partnerships with businesses, NGOs, Governments to catalyse progress towards national targets collaboration for plastic challenges, and,
seize engagement opportunities with other Pacts and relevant global actors.