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Worldwide Plant / Industrial Plastic Waste has a big • P&G aiming at 100% renewable or recyclable material
demand for recycling and reuse, but Road waste has for all their products and packaging by 2020,
no demand, WHY? The issue lies with Mixed Plastics • Unilever commits to reduce its packaging weight by
Waste when it comes to Road Waste. The answer lies with half by 2020 and convert to 100% recyclable packaging
issues in processing mixed polymers. Using compatibilizers by 2025,
which are developed in the last decade we can overcome
these issues and achieve recycling and pellets/Granules • DS Smith’s new sustainability target: To manufacture
but What is the use of these Pellets? This is the question 100% reusable or recyclable packaging by 2025,
which the industry is facing with very few solutions i.e. • Amcor pledging to develop all its packaging to be
making Wood Plastic Composites, making thick products recyclable or reusable by 2025,
like Flower Pots, Construction tools and Utensils, etc.,
which are in very small consumption. So, what to do with • Colgate-Palmolive Company committed to 100%
these mixed Plastics? recyclability of packaging across all its product
categories and to achieve 25% recycled content in
What are the Solutions to recycle such Mixed Plastic all plastic packaging by 2025,
Waste?
Answer to the issue of Mixed Plastics Recycling lies in the • L'Oréal commits that all of its plastic packaging will be
following processes: rechargeable, refillable, recyclable or compostable
by 2025,
• Plastics to Fuel will help convert the waste back
to Precious fuel and the residue as Carbon which can • Mars will continue to work towards 100% recyclability
be consumed again. Fuel can be used to make plastics of our packaging by 2025,
or it can be purified and used as a fuel. Whereas • Marks & Spencer announced that all its plastic
Carbon can be converted to Carbon Black which can packaging will be 100% recyclable across the world.
be used as a pigment for varying applications.
• PepsiCo announced its ambition to design 100% of
• Plastics to Energy will convert Plastics to reusable it's packaging to be recyclable, compostable or
Energy in Cement Kiln’s or Conversion to Power which biodegradable, increase recycled materials in its
can be used to power the street lights. plastic packaging, reduce packaging’s carbon impact,
and in partnership with the PepsiCo Foundation, work
Mission: Enhancing the quality of life through clean energy
and beyond. to increase recycling rates by 2025.

How much is Roll of Packaging in Waste today? • The Coca-Cola Company has announced a bold,
ambitious goal to help collect and recycle 100% of
Plastic consumption in Packaging is divided in Rigid and the packaging it sells by 2030. This is supported by
Flexible Packaging. Rigid plastic packaging consumption is two key goals – to continue toward making all its
30%, Flexible plastic packaging consumption is 20%, as per consumer packaging 100% recyclable by 2025 and to
2017 reports. Yet the per capita packaging consumption have 50% recycled content in its packaging by 2030,
in India is quite low at 8.7 kg compared to any leading
country in the world, over and above most leading brands, • Walmart announced that 100% of its Private Brand
retailers, and packaging companies are working towards packaging will be recyclable by 2025
100% reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging by • The Werner & Mertz Group, whose packaging is
2025 or earlier. already 100% recyclable, announced its commitment
Top 10 brands consume 70% packaging in the world and to use 100% recycled plastic in at least 70 million
most of them are moving towards more sustainable bottles each year as of 2017, corresponding to 65%
solutions in a phased manner as listed below: of its entire annual bottle volume, aiming to go up to
100% for all its consumer goods packaging by 2025.
• Nestle aiming at 100% recyclable or reusable
packaging by 2025, • 100% of McDonald’s guest packaging will come from
renewable, recycled or certified sources by 2025,

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