Plant-Based Food Brands Join Forces to Fight Plastic Waste
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Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Together, these brands have enabled the removal of plastic waste equalling over 27 million plastic bags or 3 million plastic bottles in weight from nature.
Key Points:
- Together, these brands have enabled the removal of plastic waste equalling over 27 million plastic bags or 3 million plastic bottles in weight from nature.
- Plastic packaging is the leading contributor to plastic waste, generating an estimated 141 million tonnes of plastic waste each year.
- 20 plant-based businesses are coming together, in partnership with rePurpose Global, to take immediate action against their plastic waste by reducing the plastic in their packaging and supply chains and financing the recovery of nature-bound plastic waste through rePurposes social enterprise waste projects, creating additional income streams for 10,000+ waste workers and community members across 3 continents.
- rePurposes Plastic Negative Certification is awarded to brands with ambitious plastic reduction commitments in their supply chains, and who enable the elimination of at least twice as much plastic waste from nature as they create through their own plastic footprint.