:Plastic Disclosure Project

The PDP was announced at the opening plenary session of the Clinton Global Initiative in 2010 as a preventative project that aims to address the issue of global plastic waste.{{cite web |url=http://www.oceanrecov.org/about/how-it-works.html |title= About Ocean Recovery Alliance}}

The PDP specifies the following four main goals:

• Creation of an environment in which plastic applications are devoid of adverse environmental consequences.
• Implementation of regular annual reporting and evaluation of production and waste generation processes to enhance effective management strategies.
• Advocacy for the adoption of sustainable business practices in the realm of plastic utilization.
• Encouragement of innovative design approaches and inventive solutions for plastic-based products and packaging.{{cite web |title=Why the Plastic Disclosure Project? |url=http://www.plasticdisclosure.org/about/why-pdp.html}}

The PDP tells businesses to measure, manage, reduce, and benefit from plastic waste to create a world where plastic benefits consumers and businesses without negatively impacting the environment. It is based on the principle that to effectively manage and improve efficiency in plastic use, reuse, and recycling, businesses must first quantify their use of plastics.{{cite web |url=http://www.sustainablebrands.com/news_and_views/new-metrics/how-transparency-plastic-use-can-benefit-companies-and-investors |title= Sustainable Brands Article}}{{cite web |url=http://www.plasticdisclosure.org/about/how-it-works.html |title= How PDP works}} Annual disclosure requests are sent to companies that use plastic for goods and/or services on behalf of socially conscious investors and community stakeholders.

It aims to connect solution providers with prospective companies to facilitate design and innovation.{{cite web|url=http://www.plasticdisclosure.org/solutions.html |title= Plastic Solutions}} All types of organizations are invited to participate in PDP and commit to reducing their plastic footprint.

The Plastic Disclosure Project (PDP) is an initiative that aims to track and reduce plastic waste generated by companies and institutions. Lush was the first participant to disclose its plastic waste data in 2011, followed by UC Berkeley in 2012, which was the first university to join the initiative.{{cite web |url=http://www.hamiltonadvisorsltd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/LUSH-disclosure-Plastic_Disclosure_Project_kate-2.pdf |title= Plastic Disclosure Project: Lush Cosmetics}}{{cite web |url=https://www.lush.co.uk/content/view/5205 |title=Lush are the first company to disclose its plastic usage! |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216035420/https://www.lush.co.uk/content/view/5205 |archivedate=2013-02-16 }}{{cite web|url=http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/07/plastic-disclosure-project/ |title= UC Berkeley joins the PDP|date= 7 June 2012}} The project is managed by Campus Recycling and Refuse Services, along with the Office of Sustainability, with plans to assign interns to monitor plastic waste leaving the campus. Interest in this project has been expressed by companies from various countries.

During the Plasticity Forum Rio '12, an alliance was formed between the Plastic Pollution Coalition and the PDP to collaborate on reducing plastic waste on university campuses worldwide.{{cite web |url=http://www.packagingeurope.com/Packaging-Europe-News/48485/Plasticity-Rio-Showcases-Solutions-Innovations-and-Opportunities-in-the-Plastic-Industry.html |title=Plasticity Rio showcases solutions, innovations and opportunities in the plastic industry |access-date=2012-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501194302/http://packagingeurope.com/Packaging-Europe-News/48485/Plasticity-Rio-Showcases-Solutions-Innovations-and-Opportunities-in-the-Plastic-Industry.html |archive-date=2013-05-01 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news |last=Schiller |first=Ben |date=2012-03-23 |title=After carbon and water, the drive is on to reduce the world's plastic footprint |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/blog/plastic-disclosure-project-waste-reduction |access-date=2023-10-27 |issn=0261-3077}}

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• [https://www.plasticdisclosure.org/ Plastic Disclosure Project]
• [https://www.oceanrecov.org/ Ocean Recovery Alliance]

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Category:501(c)(3) organizations

Category:Nature conservation organizations based in the United States

Category:Ocean pollution

Category:Plastics and the environment

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