WRAP and the World Economic Forum’s Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) have today announced a formal partnership agreement to address the global issue of plastic waste. The collaboration will support both the network of Plastic Pacts and Global Plastic Action Partnerships around the world.
The partnership aims to bring together the combined knowledge, experience and resources of the two plastics programmes, potentially doubling impact and reach. The two are now working together with local partners in Ghana, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa, Indonesia, and Vietnam, and are looking to expand action ‘further across the globe going forward’.
Marcus Gover, WRAP CEO, said: “This partnership fills me with optimism as we continue on our journey to end plastic waste. WRAP has supported the development of Plastics Pacts on every populous continent on the planet and we see first-hand the value in tackling this issue collaboratively, across supply chains and across nations.
“This partnership with GPAP will enable us to collectively accelerate our impact on tackling plastic waste across the globe.”
Kristin Hughes, Director, Global Plastic Action Partnership, said: “The GPAP-WRAP partnership demonstrates the importance of organisations coming together in the direct planning, coordination and delivery of plastic waste pollution interventions, both at the global and national level.
“The partnership will allow us to break down patchwork interventions and to collaborate, share and implement best practice of keeping plastic in the economy and out of the environment. Our joint knowledge, expertise and experiences will harness how we identify legislative, policy and business practice solutions to the plastic pollution challenge.
“I look forward to seeing the positive impact this partnership will have on a global scale as we transition towards a more circular world.”
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