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Nestle Aims For 100 Recyclable Or Reusable Packaging By 2025

VEVEY, Switzerland -- Nestlé announced its ambition to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025.

April 15, 2018 by Emily Jed

VEVEY, Switzerland -- Nestlé announced its ambition to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025. Its vision is that none of its packaging, including plastics, ends up in landfill or as litter.

"Plastic waste is one of the biggest sustainability issues the world is facing today," said Nestlé chief executive Mark Schneider. "Tackling it requires a collective approach. We are committed to finding improved solutions to reduce, re-use and recycle. Our ambition is to achieve 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025."

The company focuses on three core areas: eliminating non-recyclable plastics; encouraging the use of plastics that allow better recycling rates; and eliminating or changing complex combinations of packaging materials.

Recognizing the need for developing a circular economy, Nestlé said it is committed to playing an active role in the development of well-functioning collection, sorting and recycling schemes across the countries in which it operates. It is also committed to 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.

Additionally, Nestle said it plans to 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 continuing to increase the proportion of recycled plastics in its packaging.