Major plastic users and polluters including Chevron, Dow, ExxonMobil, LyondellBasell, P&G and Shell are investing $1.5bn over five years to combat plastic waste, and improve waste collection and recycling in developing countries, particularly in Southeast Asia. The Alliance to End Plastic Waste comprises 10 firms and claims it is the most comprehensive effort to tackle the problem in history. Other members include investment management company Circulate Capital and US consultancy SecondMuse. The programme will support the anti-pollution Renew Oceans initiative run by recycling firm Renewology, and will include a scheme to design waste management systems and an information hub.
Major plastic users and polluters including Chevron, Dow, ExxonMobil, LyondellBasell, P&G and Shell are investing $1.5bn over five years to combat plastic waste, and improve waste collection and recycling in developing countries, particularly in Southeast Asia. The Alliance to End Plastic Waste comprises 30 firms and claims it is the most comprehensive effort to tackle the problem in history. Other members include investment management company Circulate Capital and US consultancy SecondMuse. The programme will support the anti-pollution Renew Oceans initiative run by recycling firm Renewology, and will include a scheme to design waste management systems and an information hub.