Ocean Plastics Charter & BioFuture Additives

Dear Partner,

In June 2018, Canada — together with France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the European Union — adopted the Ocean Plastics Charter, recognising that marine plastic litter is a global problem requiring global action.

The Charter established a clear, shared ambition:
to move toward a resource-efficient, lifecycle approach to plastics stewardship, on land and at sea — ensuring plastics are designed for reuse, recycling, recovery, and responsible end-of-life management.

Today, that ambition is shifting decisively from commitment to implementation.

🌊 The Ocean Plastics Charter: A Global Framework for Action

The Ocean Plastics Charter brings together governments, businesses, and civil society to address plastic pollution across the full value chain. Its objectives include:

• Designing plastics for reuse, recycling, or recovery
• Preventing plastic waste and leakage into oceans
• Strengthening collection, recycling, and recovery infrastructure
• Stimulating innovation in materials and end-of-life technologies
• Advancing solutions aligned with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

The Charter explicitly recognises that while plastics are essential to modern economies, the current approach to producing, using, and disposing of plastics represents a significant loss of value, resources, and energy — and poses risks to ecosystems and human health.

🌍 A Global Coalition — Including Biodegradable Future

Since its adoption, the Charter has grown into a broad international coalition comprising:

Governments

Including Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Mexico, Kenya, Rwanda, Chile, Finland, Panama, and others.

Global Corporate & Civil Society Partners

Including IKEA, Nestlé, PepsiCo, The Coca-Cola Company, Unilever, Volvo Car Group, Walmart, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Regional Partners

Including Biodegradable Future, formally listed by the Government of Canada as a Regional Partner supporting the objectives of the Ocean Plastics Charter.

This positioning reflects a shared commitment to advancing practical, scalable solutions that address plastics across their full lifecycle.

🌱 BioFuture Additives: Turning Charter Principles into Practice

BioFuture Additives (BDA) is the technology platform through which Biodegradable Future delivers tangible outcomes aligned with the Charter's goals.

BDA enables conventional and recycled plastics and synthetic textiles to:

• Remain fully recyclable within existing systems
• Bioconvert at end-of-life in microbe-rich environments (landfill, soil, marine)
• Regenerate into biomass, water, and CO₂
• Leave no microplastics and no toxic residues

This is not degradation by fragmentation.
It is regeneration by design.

♻️ Addressing the Reality the Charter Anticipated

The Ocean Plastics Charter acknowledges that even with improved recycling systems:

• Only a fraction of plastics are effectively recovered
• Plastics are typically recycled 2–3 times before becoming unrecoverable
• Significant volumes ultimately enter landfills, waterways, and oceans

BioFuture Additives provides the regenerative safety net the Charter envisioned — addressing plastics that escape collection or reach end-of-life despite best efforts.

In modern landfill systems, bioconversion can further align with methane capture and renewable natural gas (RNG)infrastructure, supporting emissions reduction while closing the materials loop.

🧭 Aligned with Charter Commitments & Global Standards

BioFuture Additives supports Charter action areas including:

• Sustainable design and after-use markets
• Recovery and end-of-life management
• Innovation in new technologies
• Microplastics reduction
• Lifecycle stewardship

The technology is:

• Compatible with all major polymers and synthetic textiles
• Suitable for virgin and recycled materials
• FDA food-contact compliant
• Aligned with ASTM, ISO, REACH, RoHS, and Intertek Green Leaf
• Deployable globally without new waste infrastructure

🤝 An Invitation to Collaborate

As governments, brands, and supply chains move from policy frameworks to measurable outcomes, BioFuture Additives offers a proven pathway to deliver on the Ocean Plastics Charter's intent.

We are actively engaging with:

• Charter-aligned governments and agencies
• Global brands and manufacturers
• Packaging, textile, and apparel leaders
• Recycling and waste-management partners

If your organisation is committed to keeping plastics out of oceans and within natural cycles, we welcome the conversation.

👉 Learn more at biofutureadditives.com

The Charter set the ambition.
Regeneration delivers the outcome.

Warm regards,
The BioFuture Additives Team