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From bottles in the surf to bags clogging city drains, single-use plastics can persist for decades, breaking down into fragments that contaminate water, soil, and seafood. Each year, 130 million metric tons of plastic enter our environment, with packaging—including food and beverage—accounting for 40% of plastic waste. Because cleanup alone is not enough, the $108 million Plastic Reboot initiative—co-led by the UN Environment Programme and WWF and funded by the Global Environment Facility—works across 15 countries to cut plastic at its source, expand reuse, and reshape how packaging is designed, produced, and used. Here are some of the initiative’s locally led solutions.

Packaging, including food and beverage, accounts for 40% of plastic waste.

Plastic reboot

Tackling plastic pollution requires both global coordination and local action. Plastic Reboot provides shared tools and technical guidance to the 15 participating countries. Participants can develop solutions suited to local contexts while sharing data and lessons across the platform. The goal: accelerate and replicate solutions and expand smarter, more sustainable plastics use.

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