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Some of the Pact’s major activities are rigid packaging and non-food grade
mentioned below:
• Members of Collaborative Action
Group 1 deliberated, agreed and
released the ‘IPP Ambition List’. A
document outlining the process
followed to arrive at the list of
‘unnecessary or problematic plastic
packaging items’ was developed. IPP
Members and Supporters will work
collaboratively to address these items
through elimination, redesign, and
innovation. The list was published in
January 2023 and goes beyond the
items mentioned in Government of
India’ single-use plastic ban.
• Collaborative Action Group 2 with a
focus on Target 2 defined the term
‘recyclable packaging’, which will be
used to assess whether packaging
placed on the market by Members is
practically recyclable. To guide
businesses in developing packaging
that is more recycling-friendly, the
Pact is developing a series of design
guides, with the first for food contact
grade PET bottles published in
November 2022. Similar guides for
Data Reporting
HDPE rigids are being developed (to
be published during the first quarter Data reporting is crucial to measuring
of 2023). progress against the targets of the
IPP:The Year One report will be
• Collaborative Action Group 3 with a
published in the first quarter of 2023.
focus on Target 3 is working to
improve recycling rates in India.
Webinars
Members of the CAG worked together
to identify priority areas for action and Regular webinars are conducted to
Sprint Groups were formed to focus help signatories build a common
on two areas: informal waste sector understanding of challenges and
engagement and citizen awareness. opportunities in creating a circular
Publications in the last year include a economy for plastic packaging.
project management toolkit for
inclusion of the informal plastic waste The webinars conducted in 2022
include:
recycling sector and an insights
report on the landscape of small
Understanding the role of
format and sachet packaging
biodegradability and composability in
consumption. A landscape managing plastic waste
assessment of plastic recycling in
India and an insights report on the
India Plastics Pact: Six Months of Action
informal waste sector are underway.
• Collaborative Action Group 4 with the Recycled PET in food-contact
focus on Target 4 defined ‘recycled packaging
content’ and finalized the structure for
the quick wins document which lists
plastic packaging items where
recycled content can be easily added.
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