Nestlé has announced its ambition to make 100 per cent of its packaging recyclable or re-usable by 2025.
The company says its vision is that none of its packaging, including plastics, ends up in landfill or as litter.
Nestlé believes that there is an urgent need to minimise the impact of packaging on the environment.
The company will focus on three core areas, which include eliminating non-recyclable plastics, encouraging the use of plastics to enable better recycling rates and eliminating or changing complex combinations of packaging materials.
Nestlé says it recognises the need for developing a circular economy and is committed to
playing an active role in the development of well-functioning collection, sorting and recycling schemes across the countries where we operate.
The company is also working with value chain partners and industry associations to explore different packaging solutions to reduce plastic usage, facilitate recycling and develop new approaches to eliminate plastic waste.
Mark Schneider, Nestlé CEO, said: “Plastic waste is one of the biggest sustainability issues the world is facing today. Tackling it requires a collective approach. We are committed to finding improved solutions to reduce, reuse and recycle. Our ambition is to achieve 100 per cent recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025.”
Nestlé want to also label its plastic product packaging with recycling information to help consumers dispose of it in the right way and promote a market for recycled plastics by increasing the proportion of recycled plastics in its packaging.
