15 years: Ocean conservationist
20 companies are said to be responsible for 55% of global plastic waste produced. Even if all current commitments are followed, the world's plastic waste leakage will only be reduced by 7%. But don’t despair – join Vincent Kneefel as he explores some global and regional solutions to the plastic problem.
20 companies are said to be responsible for 55% of global plastic waste produced. Even if all current commitments are followed, the world's plastic waste leakage will only be reduced by 7%. But don’t despair – join Vincent Kneefel as he explores some global and regional solutions to the plastic problem.
9 mins 18 secs
The global response to the plastic crisis starts with the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) annual summit in March 2022. 175 countries signed the most ambitious worldwide deal on plastic pollution, aiming to manage plastic across its entire life-cycle, with the primary goal of establishing circular economies that eliminate single-use plastics. Regionally, more governments are investigating regulatory solutions including extended producer responsibility, a policy strategy in which producers are assigned significant financial/physical responsibility for the management or disposal of post-consumer products. Companies meanwhile are exploring producer responsibility organisations, an organisation that assumes the responsibilities of an obligated party, regarding the collection and recycling of products.
Key learning objectives:
Outline global solutions to the plastic crisis
Understand the impact of a plastic circular economy
Define extended producer responsibility (EPR)
Define producer responsibility organisation (PRO)