Verdafresh, Inc. Joins the U.S. Plastics Pact to Advance a Circular Economy for Plastics
2024年7月26日 - 2:19AM
Today, Verdafresh™has joined the U.S. Plastics Pact (U.S. Pact), a
solutions-focused consortium that brings together partners across
the entire plastics value chain to reach a unified vision of a
circular economy for plastics. The U.S. Pact’s vision is a world
where plastics never become waste by eliminating the plastics we
don’t need, ensuring that the plastics we do need are reusable,
recyclable, or compostable, and circulating all the plastics we use
to keep them in the economy and out of the environment.
As part of the U.S. Plastics Pact, Activators like Verdafresh
recognize that significant, systemwide change is imperative to
realize a circular economy for plastics. As such, the U.S. Pact is
convening more than 130 businesses, retailers, not-for-profit
organizations, government agencies, and research institutions
across the plastics value chain to bring one voice to U.S.
packaging through national initiatives and innovative solutions for
rethinking products, packaging, and business models.
Dave Klopp, CEO of VerdaFresh, stated, “Verdafresh has developed
a patented technology for high barrier mono-material structures
that offers full product protection with sustainably manufactured
materials, which ultimately benefits our customers and the food
industries we serve. As an Activator of the U.S. Plastics Pact, we
join like-minded companies seeking to contribute materially to the
ambitious goal of 30% recycled content in plastic packaging by EOY
2025”
“The U.S. Plastics Pact continues to break new ground and make
progress toward a more circular economy for plastics packaging in
the U.S.,” says Emily Tipaldo, U.S. Pact Executive Director.
“Without the work of the U.S. Pact and its Activators, we would not
see the level of national alignment and desire for a universal
instrument to address plastic pollution.”
About U.S. Pact
Achieving this vision will require new levels of accountability
from all facets of the plastics supply chain. The U.S. Pact
emphasizes measurable change and as such Verdafresh is committed to
transparent, annual reporting, WWF’s ReSource: Plastic Footprint
Tracker, which will be used to document annual progress against the
U.S. Pact’s four targets. The U.S. Pact’s “Roadmap to 2025”
identifies key milestones and national solutions to achieving the
U.S. targets and realize a circular economy in which plastic never
becomes waste. Its “Baseline Report” illustrates where the journey
begins and where the U.S. Pact will focus efforts to propel the
monumental change required to create a circular economy for plastic
packaging. Further information on the U.S. Plastics Pact:
https://usplasticspact.org/.
About Verdafresh
Verdafresh is enabling mono-material recyclable, flexible
packaging using its proprietary barrier coating technology.
Verdafresh films have exceptional clarity, and they can deliver
oxygen transmission rates (OTR) of less than 0.1 cc/100in2/day – a
breakthrough that allows brands to meet their sustainable packaging
goals without sacrificing product quality or recyclability. To
learn more, visit www.verdafresh.com.
For More Information please contact:
Dave Klopp
CEO
dave.klopp@verdafresh.com