[3] The PDP specifies the following four main goals: The PDP tells businesses to measure, manage, reduce, and benefit from plastic waste to create a world where plastic benefits consumers and businesses without negatively impacting the environment.

[5][6] Annual disclosure requests are sent to companies that use plastic for goods and/or services on behalf of socially conscious investors and community stakeholders.

[5] It aims to connect solution providers with prospective companies to facilitate design and innovation.

[7] All types of organizations are invited to participate in PDP and commit to reducing their plastic footprint.

Lush was the first participant to disclose its plastic waste data in 2011, followed by UC Berkeley in 2012, which was the first university to join the initiative.