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“The time frame is short,” he continued, “and the work- load is immense, but if we choose to do nothing, the visions of a circular economy across the United States will give way to the status quo.” The U.S. Plastics Pact, which was formally launched in August 2020, developed the road map to ensure systemic change and accelerate progress toward four specific targets that address plastic scrap: • defining a list of packaging to be designated as problem- atic or unnecessary by 2021 and take measures to eliminate them by 2025; • ensuring 100 percent of plastic packaging is reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025; • undertaking actions to effectively recycle or compost 50 percent of plastic packaging by 2025; and • ensuring the average recycled content or responsibly sourced bio-based content in plastic packaging is at 30 per- cent by 2025. In issuing “Roadmap to 2025,” the U.S. Plastics Pact and its signatories will approach each of these 2025 targets by supporting upstream innovation through an ecosystem of coordinated stakeholder initiatives. “To meaningfully address the plastic waste crisis in the United States, we must unite the critical stakeholders—in- dustry leaders, waste management systems and policymak- ers—under a cohesive action plan,” said Erin Simon, head of Plastic Waste and Business at World Wildlife Fund. “The roadmap will be the key for setting a national strategy that reaches our set targets and measures our progress in a con- sistent, transparent manner.” According toThe Recycling Partnership, the “Roadmap to 2025” follows precedents set by other pacts in the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s global Plastics Pact Network, with hopes of bringing one unifying voice to plastic packaging guidelines, policy, education, labeling, access and infrastruc- ture. Unlike any other existing U.S. initiative, the U.S. Plas- tics Pact provides overarching leadership and accountabili- ty by aligning to develop a national strategy, advance shared goals and measure the strength of progress through annual reporting. Sonoco Expanding Recycling Of U.S. Paper Containers Sonoco is expanding recovery and recycling of scrap materials from the production of its EnviroCan paper con- tainers in the United States to be used as raw material at three of its uncoated recycled paperboard mills to produce new paperboard. Sonoco expects to divert from landfills approximately 3,300 tons of scrap materials annually from four of its U.S. paper container operations inWest Chicago, Illinois; Greenville,Wisconsin; Jackson,Tennessee; and Nor- walk, California.This material, which is projected to equal approximately 165 truckloads,will be sent to Sonoco paper mills in Menasha,Wisconsin; Newport,Tennessee; and City of Industry, California,where it will be used as raw material to produce 100 percent recycled paperboard,with up to 85 percent post-consumer fiber.
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