UNPACKING REUSE IN THE PLASTIC POLLUTION TREATY - A historic opportunity for scaling up reuse

The aim is to and reuse” systems, in which the consumer The application of the reuse concept in this report maximise the productive use of each item or asset. [...] that the item is reused as many times as possible, and “reuse and retain” systems, in which the and the number of rotations is such that material final user retains ownership of the product In this study, we focus on return and reuse systems, and do not elaborate on measures related to retain and reuse systems. [...] Retain and reuse models could be applicable to many of the same application fields as return and reuse models, and a combination of the two for the same I nitiating research to determine the feasibility of regulating retain and application but in different consumer contexts is possible (e.g., retain and re- reuse models, and the products or product groups that are suited for these, use for beverag. [...] Therefore, such harmonised global policy and its The environmental performance of reusa- The overall performance of reusable products and implementation for reuse systems is likely to have a ble products and the systems in which they systems in reducing waste and pollution is related greater positive impact on disadvantaged commu- WWF – Unpacking Reuse in the Plastic Pollution Treaty 19 nities and. [...] Interregional the goal of eliminating plastic pollution, and the WWF – Unpacking Reuse in the Plastic Pollution Treaty 21 © Artinun / Adobe Stock 2.0 THE MOST PROMISING PLASTIC APPLICATIONS FOR REUSE The previous chapter makes the case for reuse measures in the context of the Plastic Pollution Treaty, particularly focusing on the critical role of control measures that: s upport the transition from.