To date, the majority of investment in this space is financing downstream activities in plastics waste management and recycling. This series of case studies demonstrate show capital from a variety of sources is influencing plastic material flows across the value chain, with an eye to increasing circularity. This portfolio includes mature examples, such as investments in rPET infrastructure in Mexico, which benefited from multiple rounds of financing, as well as venture-backed, early-stage innovations in reusable packaging and digital transactions for recyclable waste. Also included are high-potential analogous examples, such as the SUNREF program scaling renewable energy in Nigeria, and green bond issuances by the Indonesian government.

As a key pillar of its work, the Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) creates strategic tools and resources that facilitate investment in a circular economy for plastics. This work is an augmented version of our earlier set of case studies published in February 2022. It supports GPAP’s ongoing efforts to unlock financing, identify barriers to investment, and highlight emerging opportunities while delivering solutions in partnership with global and local stakeholders.astics