Packaging Sustainability
With plastic waste continuing to accumulate in landfills and in our oceans, endangering wildlife, tackling plastic pollution has never been so pressing. It is an urgent priority for us and a responsibility we take seriously.
We are accelerating our actions to tackle the plastic waste problem and are committed to making a significant difference everywhere we operate. We are making progress but there is much more to come. We want to be a leader in this space.
Our vision
None of our packaging, including plastics ends up in landfill or as litter.
1.2
billion
500
million
~
50,000
tonnes
≈
270,000
Malaysian households
95
% of our packaging is designed for recycling*
*Packaging Designed for Recycling (D4R) refers to packaging materials and formats which are compliant with our Rules of Packaging Sustainability (pdf, 604Kb). The D4R policies use some aspects of the EMF reporting guidelines and Consumer Goods Forum ‘Golden Design Rules’ to better align with industry views.
Understanding that the issue of plastic waste is complex, we leverage a multi-pronged approach structured upon five key pillars:
Less packaging – Reduce
Reducing our use of virgin plastics packaging material, removing unnecessary plastics and increasing recycled content.
Less packaging – Reuse and refill
Scaling reusable packaging and bulk dispensing systems to eliminate the need for disposable packaging.
Better packaging – Redesign
Pioneering alternative materials, novel technologies and innovative packaging solutions to facilitate reuse and recycling.
Better system – Recycle
Supporting collection, sorting, reuse and recycling infrastructure to shape a waste-free future.
Better system – Rethinking Behaviours
Rethinking mindsets and behaviours at Nestlé, with retail partners and consumers.
