27 Jul 2020 --- The Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners has initiated a “groundbreaking” consortium with CVS Health, Target and Walmart to reinvent the single-use plastic bag.Having pledged to fund the initiative with US$15 million, the consortium welcomes “suppliers, designers and problem-solvers” to submit environmentally sustainable design solutions and standard plastic bag alternatives to its Beyond the Bag Challenge.The winning solutions will be eligible to enter a Circular Accelerator to test, refine and hone their solutions. PackagingInsights speaks with Closed Loop Partners and Break Free From Plastic on the pioneering potential Beyond the Bag has to reduce retail-driven plastic pollution.
