On Wednesday, advocacy group As You Sow released a report — which analyzes the actions, or inactions, of 50 of the largest US consumer-facing companies to reduce plastic pollution. Waste and Opportunity 2020 concludes that, despite the dozens of corporate commitments and coalitions around eliminating excess packaging waste, companies have been far too slow in taking action.

The past few years have seen a growing wave of companies signing on to broad, cross-industry partnerships dedicated to eradicating plastic waste before it becomes pollution — such as the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, which includes dozens of companies, representing 20 percent of all global plastic packaging production; along with the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, the Plastic Leak Project, and NextWave Plastics, whose member companies are developing a supply chain for ocean-bound plastics. Read Full Article - Sustainable Brands, June 18, 2020