1、The role it could play in tackling small-format flexible plastic pollution in markets with high leakage ratesPAPER-BASED FLEXIBLE PACKAGINGPAPER-BASED FLEXIBLE PACKAGINGCONTENTSEXECUTIVE SUMMARYRESPONSIBLY DESIGNED PAPER-BASED PACKAGING:A VALUABLE TOOL IN A BROADER CIRCULAR ECONOMY STRATEGYPAPER-BAS
2、ED FLEXIBLE PACKAGING COMES WITH POTENTIAL BENEFITS,LIMITATIONS,AND RISKSSIX CRITICAL CRITERIA FOR RESPONSIBLY DESIGNED PAPER-BASED FLEXIBLE PACKAGINGCLOSING THE GAP:THE INNOVATIONS NEEDEDWHAT IT WILL TAKE TO SCALE RESPONSIBLY DESIGNED PAPER-BASED FLEXIBLESAPPENDIX3936322416115WHY THIS REPORTTacklin
3、g flexible plastic packaging waste and pollution is essential to solving plastic pollution.The Ellen MacArthur Foundations decade of work on this challenge,culminating in the 2030 Plastics Agenda for Business,identifies it as one of three key systemic barriers to realising a circular economy and cur
4、bing plastic pollution.Addressing this is a top priority for many industry players.As interest in paper-based flexible packaging as a solution pathway is increasing,important questions are also emerging about its benefits,risks,and limitations,as well as which interventions can accelerate the develo
5、pment and deployment of such solutions in a way that is beneficial.HOW THIS REPORT AIMS TO CONTRIBUTEThis report provides a vision and guardrails for the role paper-based packaging could play in tackling small-format flexible plastic pollution in markets with high leakage rates.It brings alignment o
6、n when,and under what conditions,paper can contribute alongside other approaches.It also lays out what is needed to realise the vision and guardrails in practice,including pathways to accelerate innovation in responsible design,production and sourcing,and actions from business and policymakers to pu