We can’t solve the plastics packaging pollution issue by reducing or eliminating material, but we can innovate our way out of it, says a Mars executive.

In this Earth Day 2022 Packaging Possibilities podcast, Anders Bering, Vice President, Global Public Affairs of Mars Inc., explains:

• Why Mars supports this treaty;

• How we think about the plastic pollution problem in different ways in different parts of the world;

• The promise of advanced/molecular/chemical recycling, especially for flexible packaging;

• How the treaty will impact plastic packaging.