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.

As part of the initiative, members set time-bound, public targets* to:

• Eliminate unnecessary use of plastic
• Reuse and circulate plastics through the economy
• Replace with sustainable alternative or recycled plastics
• Undertake plastic inventorization, baseline assessment
• Report annual progress
• Implement EPR and improvements in materials management and recovery