Specialty-Film Provider Charter NEX Films Joins Alliance To End Plastic Waste
November 24, 2019Charter NEX Films, a North American independent
producer of specialty films, has joined the Alliance to End Plastic
Waste (AEPW) − a growing global network focused on ending plastic
waste in the environment.
“Charter NEX is committed to sustainability − in our manufacturing operations,
in our products, and as a partner to customers looking to develop more sustainable
packaging. By joining the Alliance, we’ll take that commitment to the next
level and collaborate with others in the value chain to create new end-of-life
solutions for plastic waste,” says Kathy Bolhous, CEO of Charter NEX Films.
Through its award-winning GreenArrow™ portfolio of sustainable films, Charter
NEX develops flexible packaging that is recyclable, uses higher volumes of
recycled content (PCR), and/or incorporates materials made from renewable
resources. In 2019, the company ranked in the top 11% of businesses evaluated
by EcoVadis − a trusted provided of sustainability ratings and intelligence. In
2019, Charter NEX achieved the milestone of diverting more than a million
pounds of waste to landfill and plans to increase the number of its ‘Zero Waste
to Landfill’ sites in 2020 in addition to launching several new recyclable film
technologies.
“Sustainability and sustainable manufacturing are at the core of Charter NEX’s
mission and it’s constant pursuit of A Better Way. As a member of
the Alliance, we’ll help accelerate the comprehensive global effort to address
the issue of plastic waste in the environment,” said Scott Hammer, Corporate
Sustainability Leader for Charter NEX.
Launched in January 2019, AEPW brings together organizations that make, use,
process, sell, collect, and recycle plastics in order to tackle the complex
challenge of plastics waste from all angles. To date, member companies have
committed more than $1 billion with the goal of investing over $1.5 billion in
education, infrastructure and clean-up efforts over the next five years.