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March 30, 2023

Sustainable packaging startups to watch, according to VCs

The world is producing twice as much plastic waste as it was two decades ago


Freya Pratty

4 min read

The world is producing twice as much plastic waste as it was two decades ago. The bulk of that ends up in landfill, incinerated or leaking into the environment — according to the OECD, just 9% is successfully recycled.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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