Top Global Brands Announced Exit from the US Plastics Pact

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): A number of international retailers and brands have lately declared their intention to withdraw from the US Plastics Pact (USPP), an initiative that brings together stakeholders from all points of the plastics value chain.

Walmart, the biggest retailer in the United States, Mondelez, Nestle, and LOreal USA are among the companies who have declared their intention to leave the group. Furthermore, a number of nonprofit organizations have left the agreement, including the National Stewardship Action Council and the Ocean Conservancy.

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The USSP, which was first introduced in 2020, has revealed updated 2030 sustainability goals. By 2030, it aimed to cut the usage of virgin plastic by 30% and remove all items from the list of hazardous and superfluous materials. Designing and producing all plastic packaging to be recyclable, compostable, or reused are additional objectives. Additionally, 50% of plastic packaging must be recycled, and all plastic packaging must have an average of 30% post-consumer recycled content, according to the updated goal.

January 1, 2026 is the planned start date for the 2030 objectives.

The pact's participating companies said they had been having trouble meeting the challenging sustainability targets for 2025 that were set in 2020. The brands pointed out that while though the goals have seen tremendous development, it is doubtful that they will be fully achieved by the end of 2025.