Key Resources

Reports, science & more on the issue

Reports and Publications

Annual Progress Reports

• Transparent 2024 (January 2025) View here

Transparent 2024 is the fifth report from ReSource: Plastic, reflecting on the learnings and progress made in the past five years.

• Transparent 2023 (December 2023) View here

Transparent 2023 is the fourth annual report from ReSource: Plastic providing an update on how Member companies are addressing plastic pollution and identifying new opportunities to maximize impact.

• Transparent 2022 (December 2022) View here

Transparent 2022 is the third annual report from ReSource: Plastic, providing an update on how Member companies are addressing plastic pollution and identifying new opportunities to maximize impact.

• Transparent 2021 (December 2021) View here

Transparent 2021 is the second annual report from ReSource: Plastic examining where and how its Member companies have made progress on plastic waste mitigation.

• Transparent 2020 (June 2020) View here

The first installment of ReSource: Plastic's inaugural progress report series, examining the baseline plastic footprints of ReSource Principal Member companies to provide a detailed look at the challenges and potential solutions for tackling the global plastic crisis.
Methodology

• ReSource Footprint Tracker: Methodology Overview (August 2021) View here
• The 2020 version can be found here

• ReSource Footprint Tracker: Assumptions Table (August 2021) Access the Excel file here

This file is a supplement to the ReSource Footprint Tracker: Methodology Overview. The tables present country-level data on the rate at which plastic waste is recycled, incinerated, landfilled, and mismanaged as reported in available literature and, where necessary, adjusted for inclusion in the model. The data are divided into tiers reflecting the level of specificity of the waste management data.
Thought Leadership & More

• The Blueprint for Credible Action on Plastic Pollution (May 2024) View here

WWF’s toolkit for companies as they set priorities to achieve maximized, measurable impact on the journey towards circularity. Businesses with strategic plans in place to address plastic pollution can use the Blueprint to identify gaps in existing programs and pinpoint opportunities for expansion and collaboration.

• American Beverage: Plastic Footprint 2018-2022 (2024) View here

• American Beverage: Plastic Footprint 2018-2020 (2023) View here

American Beverage Association’s inaugural footprint report for its Every Bottle Back initiative. This report leverages the ReSource Footprint Tracker methodology as a framework for measuring four indicators of circularity in PET beverage bottles in the U.S. As a ReSource: Plastic implementation partner, American Beverage utilizes ReSource methods and expertise to help track progress on its Every Bottle Back initiative. This ongoing partnership supports the shared goal of increasing the circularity of PET, and is part of a broader American Beverage and WWF collaboration to reduce plastic pollution in the U.S.

• No Plastic in Nature: A Practical Guide for Business Engagement (February 2019) View here

A look into Transparent 2020

More on the issue & WWF

THE URGENCY

Plastic doesn’t belong in nature. It impacts wildlife, waterways, and oceans in ways we are just beginning to understand

Unless we repair our fundamentally broken global system of plastic production, consumption and waste management, there could be a pound of plastic for every three pounds of fish in the ocean within the next decade. World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) vision for eliminating plastic waste in nature by 2030 calls for a comprehensive global plan to address the problem at its root – engaging all critical stakeholders in the system, including governments, cities, the private sector and the public.

Learn more about WWF’s work to address the plastic waste crisis.

THE ROLE OF BUSINESS

Business is a key lever for transformative change.

As the producers and users of plastic material, business has a significant responsibility and a unique opportunity to stop the flow of plastic into nature. Companies can not only reduce their own plastic pollution footprint but also engage consumers and governments to accelerate change across the entire plastic materials system. In a new report, No Plastic in Nature: A Practical Guide for Business Engagement, leading global companies share how they’re taking a holistic approach toward addressing plastic waste pollution across their operations and beyond.
As an evidence-based guide for any company seeking to effectively take on the plastic waste crisis, the report outlines four practical strategies that can be deployed to help bring major shifts toward a better-functioning plastics system.
Download the No Plastic in Nature: A Practical Guide for Corporate Engagement report below.
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Reports and Publications

Annual Progress Reports

Methodology

Thought Leadership & More

A look into Transparent 2020

More on the issue & WWF

THE URGENCY

Plastic doesn’t belong in nature. It impacts wildlife, waterways, and oceans in ways we are just beginning to understand

THE ROLE OF BUSINESS

Business is a key lever for transformative change.