Alliance_to_End_Plastic_Waste
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) is an industry-founded and funded non-governmental and non-profit organization based in Singapore.[1] Founding members include BASF, Chevron Phillips Chemical, ExxonMobil, Dow Chemical, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings, Procter & Gamble and Shell.[2]
Launched in 2019, the alliance aims to develop, deploy, and scale sustainable solutions to minimize and manage plastic waste, particularly in the ocean. By fostering collaboration, innovation, and investment, the AEPW seeks to create a circular economy for plastics, ensuring that they are responsibly used, reused, and recycled.
These solutions are based on the AEPW's four strategic pillars: infrastructure, innovation, education and engagement, and cleanup.[3] The AEPW works with the World Economic Council for Sustainable Development as a strategic partner and the United Nations Environment Program.[4] The group has been widely criticized as a greenwashing initiative that has not met ambitious goals for plastic cleanup, and using its lobbying power to prevent regulation of plastics.[5][6][7]