Pact Group Commits to Eliminating Single-Use Plastic Packaging

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Packaging solutions provider Pact Group has committed to net-zero emissions by 2050, with significant progress made by 2030, and to eliminate single-use plastic packaging, as part of its ambitious new environmental targets.

Targets outlined in the group’s environmental roadmap, Impact 2030, include making 100 per cent of its portfolio recyclable, with 30 per cent average recycled content in all packaging by 2030.

As well as a top quartile environmental, social, and governance (ESG) score – which is how Pact is measuring its commitments.

The environmental targets are central to the company’s vision to lead the circular economy and operate more sustainably.

Sanjay Dayal, Chief Executive Officer, Pact Group said, the new targets align the company’s sustainability ambitions with those of its customers and set Pact on the right path to meet government requirements.

“They demonstrate that Pact is 100 per cent committed to achieving net zero emissions, which is not only what society expects, but it is the right thing to do for the environment,” said Dayal.

Dayal said numerous independent studies show that using recycled plastic in packaging helps to lower carbon emissions by reducing the use of virgin resin made from fossil fuels. Recycling also diverts thousands of tonnes of plastic waste from landfill.

“Plastic packaging that is designed effectively, made with recycled material, that is recyclable and recycled properly can stay in the circular economy almost indefinitely,” he said. 

In addition, Pact has six product stewardship partnerships with business and industry which are focused on reducing waste, promoting recycling, and ensuring products are disposed of safely.

These partnerships include drumMuster, which each year collects and recycles more than half a million plastic drums used for fertilisers and agricultural products from farms; Seat Smart, a recycling scheme for old or damaged child car seats; and paint container return schemes in New Zealand where people can return empty or unwanted paint pails for recycling.

 Courtesy: www.wastemanagementreview.com.au