Weight of plastic durable goods/components sold and % of recycled/virgin content

Unit

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: Metric tonnes (t), Percentage (%)

Indicator

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: Resource consumption

Metric type

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: Pressure

Framework alignment notes

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CDP Water Security Voluntary W10.7 Provide the total weight of plastic durable goods/ components dols and indicate the raw material content.

Target example

[Company name] will increase the amount of recycled content in their plastic durable goods by [target percentage]% by [target year], compared with a baseline of [baseline percentage]% in [baseline year].

Target Source: WBCSD target template

Metric assessment

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Relevance: Medium

Feasibility: High

Additional Metric Notes

ACT-D stage: Disclose Maturity stage: Advancing Metric Contribution to Action: Monitoring the recycled content in durable goods supports the transition to circular supply chains and minimizes the environmental impact of plastic production. Observations/Sucesses/Challenges: > This is relatively easy to track through procurement and material sourcing records. > Measures circularity of plastic use > Does not capture the full lifecycle of plastic and its environmental impact

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