Target 1

Target 1:

• 101 million problematic or unnecessary items were sold by SA Plastics Pact members in 2022, at a total of 1 050 tonnes:
  • 68% of the items sold were barrier bags;
  • Due to market growth, in spite of progress on reducing PET/ PVC shrink sleeves on PET bottles, the tonnage of PET bottles and shrink sleeves rose to 801 tonnes.
• 115 tonnes (4.47 million) of PET bottles and shrink sleeves (or the equivalent 2023 sales) were rendered recyclable through substitution with alternative shrink sleeve material in 2022.
• A further 334 tonnes (12.0 million; or the equivalent in 2023 sales) will have been shifted to the alternative shrink sleeve by the end of 2023.