The increasing use of plastics and limited
recycling has led to an exponential rise in
the quantum of plastic waste. Globally,
over 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic has been
produced since the early 1950s and about
60% of that has ended up in landfills or in
the natural environment
India generates 9.46 million tonnes of
plastic waste annually, of which 40%
remains uncollected; 43% is used for
packaging, most of which is single-use.
However, India has also announced its
commitment to eliminate all single-use
plastic by 2022, one of the most ambitious
targets in the world, across 60 countries
that have made commitments to address
this issue.
Businesses, in particular, have a vital role
to play in this paradigm shift from a plastic
dependent ecosystem, towards a more
sustainable, circular economy. They have
the ability to influence change at the micro
and macro level and can help address this
issue at every step of the economic value
chain, rapidly and at scale.
The need for the
Un-plastic Collective
The Initiative
The Un-plastic Collective (UPC) is
co-founded by the Confederation
of Indian Industry (CII), United
Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP) and WWF-India.
The Collective seeks to minimise externalities of plastics on the ecological and social health of our planet. The word ‘un-plastic’ specifically refers to moving all types of plastics in a circular economy and removing unnecessary plastic in the long run, while using sustainable alternative materials.
The Collective seeks to minimise externalities of plastics on the ecological and social health of our planet. The word ‘un-plastic’ specifically refers to moving all types of plastics in a circular economy and removing unnecessary plastic in the long run, while using sustainable alternative materials.
Why join the
Un-plastic Collective?
The Un-plastic Collective will help you become part of a global movement for scaling your efforts to minimise the externalities of plastics through time-bound commitments, which are impactful, actionable, accountable and help realise systemic change, foster innovation, and build circularity in the plastics value chain. CII, UNE and WWF-India welcome stakeholders that are interested in being part of UPC.
Mission & Goals
Eliminate unnecessary use of plastic
Reuse plastics and reduce plastic leakage, circulate plastic within the economy
Reduce and replace plastic with sustainable alternative materials, in the long term
Set time-bound, public commitments to reduce plastic externalities
UPC is a voluntary, multi-stakeholder initiative to eliminate plastic pollution in nature and move towards a circular economy, where no materials are wasted, through commitments translating into meaningful and measurable action.
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