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The New Plastics EconomyCatalysing actionArpit Bhutani, Greenco Summit, 2017

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• Current plastics economy: take, make, dispose• The New Plastics Economy: plastics never become

waste• Three transition strategies towards the New Plastics

Economy

Agenda

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Plastics touch everyone - Exponentially

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… is iconically linear

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$80-120 billion in plastic packaging material value lost to our economy annually

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Current plastic packaging system…

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Significant Negative Externalities

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The New Plastics Economy

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New Plastics Economy initiative – 5 building blocks

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There is a concrete set of actions for the global plastic packaging value chain, based on the three strategies

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At World Economic Forum 2017, 40+ business and government leaders endorsed this global action plan

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Thank you!

Contact Details –

arpit.bhutani@ellenmacarthurfoundation.org

apoorva.arya@ellenmacarthurfoundation.org