Avery Dennison joins US Plastics Pact

Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials, Mentor, Ohio, has announced that it has joined the U.S. Plastics Pact, which seeks to create a path toward a circular economy for plastics in the United States by 2025.

The U.S. Plastics Pact, founded by The Recycling Partnership and the World Wildlife Federation, is convening more than 110 businesses, retailers, nonprofit organizations, government agencies and research institutions across the plastics value chain to speak with one voice on national initiatives and solutions for rethinking products, packaging and business models as outlined by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy Initiative. 

“Joining the U.S. Plastics Pact offers us an opportunity to be at the forefront and drive advancements toward circularity, as well as use our deep technical expertise to work with other members to move our industry forward and make a difference,” says Jeroen Diderich, senior vice president and general manager, Avery Dennison Label and Graphic Materials North America. 

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“Together through the U.S. Plastics Pact, we will ignite system change to accelerate progress toward a circular economy,” says Emily Tipaldo, executive director of the U.S. Plastics Pact, which lists Walpole, New Hampshire, as its mailing address. “The U.S. Pact will mobilize systemwide change through support for upstream innovation and a coordinated national strategy. This unified framework will enable members to fast-track progress toward our ambitious 2025 sustainability goals. Our members’ full participation is vital to reaching our shared goals.”

Avery Dennison is committed to reaching its sustainability goals by the year 2030 to help pave the way to a more sustainable future. The goals were developed based on the company’s existing commitment to waste diversion, enabling plastics circularity and providing products that contain recycled content. In signing the U.S. Plastics Pact, Avery Dennison says it will gain more insights into the market, driving innovations designed to reduce the environmental impact of its products and operations.

The U.S. Plastics Pact emphasizes measurable change, therefore Avery Dennison says it is committed to transparent, annual reporting that will be used to document its progress. The U.S. Plastics Pact’s “Roadmap to 2025” identifies key milestones and national solutions to achieving the U.S. targets and realizing a circular economy for plastics.