The international alliance intends to launch country and issue-specific programmes to promote the circular economy for plastics worldwide, reports Euwid.
 

Comprehensive country- and issue-specific programmes are to be implemented in future instead of individual projects. This was announced by the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) at the beginning of the week, according to Euwid. The global alliance against plastic waste in the environment has a clear goal: to prevent plastic waste from entering the environment and to create circular systems that keep materials and products in use for as long as possible. The global network includes chemical, plastics and mineral oil companies such as BASF, SABIC and TotalEnergies, as well as recycling technology companies such as Tomra, Boretec and Pellenc. Packaging and consumer goods companies such as Amcor, Berry and Procter & Gamble are also represented in the alliance.
 
The new AEWP programmes focus on emerging and developing countries with a high demand for functioning waste management systems. Since its inception five years ago, the alliance says it has collected more than 120,000 tonnes of plastic waste from the environment and sent over 130,000 tonnes of plastic material for recycling. Now, the new programmes, each with a planned funding volume of over 100 million US dollars, aim to achieve even more. The funding is said to be provided jointly with governments and development finance institutions. According to Euwid, no further details on individual donors or the start dates of the programmes have been announced yet.
 
The country programmes, which are to be launched in Indonesia, India and South Africa, aim to reduce the amount of plastic waste through systemic changes, increase recycling rates and remove existing market barriers. In addition to country programmes, the alliance also wants to implement thematic programmes with a multilateral approach, starting with the collection and recycling of films and flexible plastics. According to Euwid, the alliance also wants to expand its structures and in future map the entire plastics value chain from production and use to collection, sorting and recycling. Representatives of non-governmental organisations or similar institutions are also to be involved in the alliance's management structures in future in order to bring new perspectives from outside the private sector.
 
Sources:

• euwid-recycling.de (20.5.2025)
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