November 13, 2020 — Global efforts to reduce plastic waste are being foiled by a lack of transparency in the supply chain, according to a new report from the Perth, Australia-based non-profit philanthropic Minderoo Foundation and SYSTEMIQ, an organization dedicated to ensuring the United Nations Global Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement are upheld.
The report, “Clearing a Path Through the Waste: Transparency in the Plastics Supply Chain,” points out that current commitments by governments and industries to tackle the issue are too narrow in scope and scale, and mostly focus on countries with lower amounts of plastic pollution. The report identifies six high-priority transparency issues, and