UFlex joins Alliance to end plastic waste to strengthen its global mission of building a circular plastic economy

UFlex has become a member of Alliance to End Plastic Waste (Alliance), a global non-profit organisation with a mission to eliminate plastic waste in the environment. UFlex’s steadfast commitment to tackle the problem of plastic waste and its expertise to derive solutions and technologies that help recover and recycle post-consumer plastic waste and help plastic find a purpose beyond its original use, has earned it a membership berth with the Alliance, the companies said via a joint statement.

Through this affiliation, UFlex aims to contribute to and guide the Alliance and its members about sustainability practices that it has been following for years to mitigate plastic waste issues, thus globalising these practices as also to learn and implement universally-accepted practices. With support from the Alliance, UFlex also intends to promote and drive sustainable actions within the regions where it is present as a packaging company, the statement further said.

Speaking in this regard, Jacob Duer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alliance, said, “As the issue of plastic waste moves up in the global sustainability agenda, our mission to develop, deploy and scale solutions to end plastic waste in the environment is more relevant than ever before. Strengthening participation across the plastics value chain with UFlex will help accelerate our collective efforts. Together, we can work towards helping to create a more sustainable future and I look forward to a fruitful partnership.”

In addition, on joining the Alliance, Ashok Chaturvedi, Chairman and Managing Director, UFlex, said, “Plastic waste crisis is one of the most pressing global concerns of today, and as a socially conscious organisation that has sustainability firmly entrenched at its very soul, we are aware that we need to find a solution collectively to enable co-existence of plastic and the human race. The Alliance is the ideal forum for us to bolster our efforts and rewrite the overall story of how plastic waste can be repurposed for good. At UFlex, we strongly believe that the path to a plastic waste-free environment is possible with a combination of recycling (mechanical and chemical) and biodegradability. Through our association with the Alliance, we look forward to sharing our knowledge with like-minded global leaders while learning from their approaches to build a circular economy forever.”

UFlex is in the process of investing and has invested of late close to $10 million towards various initiatives undertaken at its overseas and Indian plants to repurpose plastic waste; and as a Board Member of the Alliance, remains committed towards investments to support the Alliance define its programmes for reducing mismanaged plastic waste and help achieve the common agenda to keep plastic waste out of the environment. Towards this, UFlex will direct its resources, expertise and investments to deliver innovative sustainable packaging materials that address the issue of plastic waste and implement effective waste management and recycling systems, the statement further said.