SWANA Joins the Canada Plastics Pact

SWANA has joined the Canada Plastics Pact, which works to “keep plastics in the economy and out of people, animals and the environment” through collaboration and innovation since its establishment in 2021.

“SWANA is thrilled to join forces with the Canada Plastics Pact in our shared commitment to prevent plastic waste. As an organization dedicated to supporting resource management to drive sustainable practices, this partnership reinforces our commitment to being climate champions,” said SWANA Executive Director & CEO Amy Lestition Burke, MA, FASAE, CAE. 

The Canada Plastics Pact is a member of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Plastics Pact network, as is the US Plastics Pact, which SWANA became a Founding Activator of in 2020.

As a member of the Canada Plastics Pact, SWANA joins more than 100 partners from across the plastics value chain that are pursuing the Pact’s four targets: for 100% of plastic packaging to be designed to be reusable, recyclable or compostable; for 50% of plastic packaging to be effectively recycled or composted; to achieve 30% recycled content in plastic packaging; and to define a list of “problematic or unnecessary” plastic packaging and to take efforts to eliminate them. 

Cher Mereweather, Managing Director of the Canada Plastics Pact, welcomed SWANA to the pact. 

“To eliminate plastic waste and pollution, we need a holistic strategy that includes both upstream and downstream solutions. These new partnerships allow us to better address unnecessary and problematic plastics by providing reusable or refillable alternatives where it makes sense, and designing the plastics we do need to be easily recyclable,” Mereweather said. 

“Together with CPP, we’re poised to make significant strides in advancing a circular economy and mitigating the environmental impacts of plastic pollution,” Lestition Burke, added. 

By joining forces with other like-minded organizations, SWANA can continue to propel the industry forward and achieve sustainability goals as part of the SWANA Strategic Plan.