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India: 1st Asian Country to launch a Plastics pact

India: 1st Asian Country to launch a Plastics pact

India has become the first Asian country to develop a plastics pact, launching a ground-breaking new initiative to bring together leading businesses at a national level to make commitments for building a circular system for plastics.

The India Plastics Pact (IPP) has launched as a collaboration between:

The pact is supported by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and WRAP, and endorsed by the British High Commission in India.

In Autumn 2020, UKRI committed £250,000 of funding to:

Aim of the pact

Plastic waste in India

India generates about 9.46 million tonnes of plastic waste annually. Out of this, 40 per cent are not collected. In India, half of all plastics production are used in packaging and most of it is single use plastic.

Who provide support to plastic pacts?

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) and WRAP fully support the plastic pact in India. They also support plastics pacts in Europe, US, Australia, and Africa.

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