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摘要

A program called U.S. Plastics Pact, associated with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, will pursue strategies to eliminate unnecessary packaging, increase recyclability, and ensure packaging contains recycled plastic. It has more than 60 industry backers. Launched in August, the collaborative effort is being led by The Recycling Partnership and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's New Plastics Economy Global Commitment program has in recent years spurred a wide range of recycling goals from major brands and other packaging users. The U.S. Plastics Pact is one arm of a larger global Plastics Pact network that joins "key stakeholders at the national or regional level behind a common vision with a concrete set of ambitious local targets," according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The pact has the following 2025 goals: Eliminate problematic or unnecessary packaging; ensure 100% of plastic packaging is reusable, recyclable or compostable; undertake actions to recycle or compost 50% of plastic packaging; and boost average recycled or bio-based content in plastic packaging to 30%.