Global Consumer Goods Company Announces Commitments to Reduce its Plastic Footprint

Unilever — owner of brands including Dove, Ben & Jerry’s, Lipton and Omo — has announced new commitments to reduce its plastic waste and help create a circular economy for plastics.

Unilever has confirmed that by 2025 it will:

Halve its use of virgin plastic, by reducing its absolute use of plastic packaging by more than 100,000 tonnes and accelerating its use of recycled plastic.
Help collect and process more plastic packaging than it sells.

More information is available here and here.

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Circular Economy
Plastic
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