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Alliance to End Plastic Waste
Environmental non-profit organization From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Singapore.[1]
History
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste was founded in 2019.[2]
AEPW promised in 2020 to spend $1.5 billion by 2024 to reduce plastic pollution and increase recycling efforts.[3][4] In September 2020 the group reported having spent US$400 million on projects in Southeast Asia, Africa and India.[5]
The group has been criticized for promoting a reduction of plastic waste rather than a reduction in plastic production.[6] Moreover, the 5-year recycling target of 15 million tonnes is only 0.8% of the 1.8 billion tonnes of plastic waste production, and the actual recycling of plastic waste during 2019-2021 was only 4 thousand tonnes, compared to the 3-year target of 9 million tonnes.[7]
The group has been widely criticized as a greenwashing initiative that has not met ambitious goals for plastic cleanup, and using its power to prevent regulation of plastics.[8][7][6]
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Membership and collaboration
Founding members include BASF, Chevron Phillips Chemical, ExxonMobil, Dow Chemical, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings, Procter & Gamble, and Shell.[9]
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste has many members, including some of the world's largest companies in the chemical, plastic, consumer goods, and waste management sectors.[citation needed]
The AEPW works with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development as a strategic partner and the United Nations Environment Program.[10]
Jacob Duer serves as president and CEO of AEPW.[11]
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