On June 25, Food & Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC) became the first national trade association to endorse the Ellen MacArthur Foundation\u2019s vision for a New Plastics Economy, moving Canada toward a future of zero plastic waste. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nNew Plastics Economy is led by the MacArthur Foundation in collaboration with\nthe UN Environment agency. The Foundation\u2019s vision of a circular economy for\nplastic brings together businesses, governments, and NGOs to ensure plastic\nnever becomes waste. 90% of Canadians in a recent national poll conducted by\nAbacus Data said they want the sector to care deeply about its impact on the\nenvironment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
FCPC CEO Michael Graydon commented: \u201cFCPC is honoured to become the first Canadian trade association to endorse the MacArthur Foundation\u2019s vision for a New Plastics Economy. We are committed to leading within Canada\u2019s grocery sector to push for sustainable packaging innovations that keep plastic waste out of the environment without compromising safety or affordability for Canadian families.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sander\nDefruyt, the foundation\u2019s New Plastics Economy lead, applauded FCPC\u2019s\nendorsement, saying: \u201cThe New Plastics Economy Global Commitment unites\nbusinesses, governments and others behind a clear vision of a circular economy\nfor plastic. We are pleased Food & Consumer Products of Canada is endorsing\nour vision for a world where plastic never becomes waste or pollution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\nwill be a challenging journey, but by coming together we can eliminate the\nplastics we don\u2019t need and innovate so the plastics we do need can be safely\nand easily circulated \u2013 keeping them in the economy and out of the\nenvironment.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through\nthe New Plastics Economy global commitment,2 individual FCPC member companies\ncan commit to specific targets to achieve the vision, including making all\npackaging 100% reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nCoca-Cola Company, the Colgate-Palmolive Company, Danone, Henkel, Johnson &\nJohnson Inc., the Kellogg Company, L\u2019Or\u00e9al, Mars, McCormick, Nestl\u00e9, PepsiCo,\nSC Johnson, and Unilever are signatories to the global commitment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
FCPC will encourage more member companies to sign the global commitment and encourage other Canadian industry associations to endorse the New Plastics Economy vision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Press contact: For media inquiries please contact pressinquiries@fcpc.ca or Katherine Cresto at +1 (202) 813-2582. <\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On June 25, Food & Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC) became the first national trade association to endorse the Ellen MacArthur Foundation\u2019s vision for a New Plastics Economy, moving Canada toward a future of zero plastic waste. The New Plastics Economy is led by the MacArthur Foundation in collaboration with the UN Environment agency. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n